Alde Leie
![Flag of Alde Leie](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Oude_Leije_vlag.svg/100px-Oude_Leije_vlag.svg.png)
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![Location in former Leeuwarderadeel municipality](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Map_NL_Ljouwerteradiel_Aldeleie.png/250px-Map_NL_Ljouwerteradiel_Aldeleie.png)
Alde Leie (Dutch: Oude Leije[3]) is a village in the municipality of Leeuwarden, province of Friesland) in the Netherlands. It had a population of around 255 in January 2017.[4] A small part of the village lays within the municipality Waadhoeke.
It is on the route of the Elfstedentocht. There is a windmill in the vicinity, De Balkendsterpoldermolen.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1466 as "op ter Leya", and means old dug canal.[5] Alde Leie developed as a dike village along the Middelzee. In 1840, it was home to 339 people. In 1868, a church was built.[6]
Before 2018, the village was part of the Leeuwarderadeel municipality.[6]
Gallery
- Balkendster windmill
- View along the canal
- Lock in Alde Leie
References
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
Stats only for Leeuwarden
- ^ "Postcodetool for 9078DC". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ Taalunie (2021). "Friese namen" (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS Statline
- ^ "Oude Leije - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Alde Leie". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.
External links
Media related to Alde Leie at Wikimedia Commons
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