Belt-Schutsloot

Belt-Schutsloot
Village
Flag of Belt-Schutsloot
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Belt-Schutsloot is located in Overijssel
Belt-Schutsloot
Belt-Schutsloot
Location in the Netherlands
Belt-Schutsloot is located in Netherlands
Belt-Schutsloot
Belt-Schutsloot
Belt-Schutsloot (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 52°40′13″N 6°3′46″E / 52.67028°N 6.06278°E / 52.67028; 6.06278
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceOverijssel
MunicipalitySteenwijkerland
Area
[1]
 • Total
10.31 km2 (3.98 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
565
 • Density55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
8066[1]
Dialing code038

Belt-Schutsloot is a village in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is located in the municipality of Steenwijkerland, about 3 km north of Zwartsluis.[3]

The village originally consisted of two parts, Belt (also called "Zandbelt") and Schutsloot, and was also called "Schutsloot en Zandbelt".[4]

Overview

It was first mentioned in 1748 as "Sandbeld en Schutsloot". Belt means little height, and Schutsloot means "ditch with sluice".[5] It started as two villages along a canal which merged into a single settlement. In 1840, Zandbelt was home to 130 people and Schutsloot 208 people.[6]

Up to 1959, Belt-Schutsloot could not be accessed by road. The village is similar to nearby Giethoorn, however it has not fallen pray to mass tourism.[6]

  • Farms in Belt-Schutsloot
    Farms in Belt-Schutsloot
  • The milk man statue by Hans Mes [nl]
    The milk man statue by Hans Mes [nl]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 8066AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  3. ^ ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.
  4. ^ Abraham Jacob van der Aa, "Aardrijkskundig woordenboek der Nederlanden", vol. 10 (S), 1847, p. 314. "Schutsloot en Zandbelt".
  5. ^ "Belt-Schutsloot - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Belt-Schutsloot". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 March 2022.
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