Blokzijl

town in Overijssel, the Netherlands
Place village Q59605
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Summary

Blokzijl is a village[1]. Blokzijl ranks in the top 0.43% of village entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (270 views/month, #218 of 50,837).[2]

Key Facts

  • Blokzijl is located in Steenwijkerland[3].
  • Blokzijl is located in Overijssel[4].
  • Blokzijl is located in Steenwijk[5].
  • Blokzijl is located in Brederwiede[6].
  • Blokzijl is in the country of Netherlands[7].
  • Blokzijl's instance of is recorded as village[8].
  • Blokzijl's instance of is recorded as cadastral populated place in the Netherlands[9].
  • Blokzijl's instance of is recorded as municipality of the Netherlands[10].
  • Blokzijl's coat of arms is recorded as coat of arms of Blokzijl[11].
  • Blokzijl's postal code is recorded as 8356[12].
  • Blokzijl's Commons category is recorded as Blokzijl[13].
  • Blokzijl was dissolved in December 31, 1972[14].
  • Blokzijl's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 52.7264, 'longitude': 5.9617}[15].
  • Blokzijl's official website is recorded as http://www.blokzijl.nl/[16].
  • Blokzijl has a population of {'amount': '+1523'}[17].
  • Blokzijl has a population of {'amount': '+1666'}[18].
  • Blokzijl has a population of {'amount': '+1547'}[19].
  • Blokzijl has a population of {'amount': '+1622'}[20].
  • Blokzijl has a population of {'amount': '+1438'}[21].
  • Blokzijl has a population of {'amount': '+1630'}[22].
  • Blokzijl has a population of {'amount': '+1589'}[23].
  • Blokzijl has a population of {'amount': '+1401'}[24].
  • Blokzijl has a population of {'amount': '+1436'}[25].
  • Blokzijl has a population of {'amount': '+1358'}[26].
  • Blokzijl has a population of {'amount': '+961'}[27].

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Geography

Blokzijl is in the country of Netherlands[7]. Located in include Steenwijkerland[3], a municipality of the Netherlands[28], in Netherlands[29], founded in 2001[30]; Overijssel[4], a province of the Netherlands[31], in Netherlands[32]; Steenwijk[5], a place with town rights and privileges[33], in Netherlands[34]; and Brederwiede[6], a municipality of the Netherlands[35], in Netherlands[36], founded in 1973[37].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+1523'}[17], {'amount': '+1666'}[18], {'amount': '+1547'}[19], {'amount': '+1622'}[20], {'amount': '+1438'}[21], and {'amount': '+1630'}[22].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include village[8], cadastral populated place in the Netherlands[9], and municipality of the Netherlands[10].

Why It Matters

Blokzijl ranks in the top 0.43% of village entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (270 views/month, #218 of 50,837).[2] Blokzijl has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] Blokzijl is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 21d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gnd id → 4746890-7
    Located in time zone → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56499|batch #56499]]: Import GND IDs via DNB dump"
  2. 12w ago · Dirac · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Blokzijl, de Havenkolk met zicht op de Zeedijk en de Hervorm
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Image: Blokzijl, de Havenkolk met zicht op de Zeedijk en de Hervormde kerk RM10448 IMG 2825 2018-04-20 14.35.jpg, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/261402|ba"
  3. 24w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dissolved → —
    Dissolved, abolished or demolished date → +1972-12-31T00:00:00Z
    Category for maps or plans → Category:Maps of Blokzijl
    Instance of → —
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:بلوکزیل]]"
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