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Village in Overijssel, Netherlands
Belt-Schutsloot
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Coordinates: 52°40′13″N 6°3′46″E / 52.67028°N 6.06278°E / 52.67028; 6.06278
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceOverijssel
MunicipalitySteenwijkerland
Area
 • Total10.31 km (3.98 sq mi)
Elevation0 m (0 ft)
Population
 • Total565
 • Density55/km (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code8066
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.

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

Overview

It was first mentioned in 1748 as "Sandbeld en Schutsloot". Belt means little height, and Schutsloot means "ditch with sluice". 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.

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.

Gallery

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

References

  1. ^ "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. ^ "Belt-Schutsloot". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 March 2022.
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