Blije

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| name = Blije

| native_name = Blija

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| settlement_type = Village

| image_skyline = Blije doarp.jpg

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| image_caption = Blije seen from the west (2008)

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| image_map = Map NL Ferwerderadiel Blije.png

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| map_caption = Location in the former Ferwerderadiel municipality

| pushpin_map = Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Netherlands

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon|Friesland}} Friesland

| subdivision_type2 = Municipality

| subdivision_name2 = Noardeast-Fryslân

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| unit_pref = Metric

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| area_total_km2 = 12.50

| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title = Postcodetool for 9171AL |language = nl |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 31 March 2022 }}

| elevation_m = 0.9

| population_as_of = 2021

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| population_total = 840

| population_density_km2 = auto

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| postal_code = 9171

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| area_code = 0519

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Blije ({{langx|nl|Blija}}) is a village in Noardeast-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 860 in January 2017.[https://www.ferwerderadiel.nl/over-de-gemeente/feiten-en-cijfers.html Aantal inwoners per woonplaats in Ferwerderadiel op 1 januari 2017] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021060908/https://www.ferwerderadiel.nl/over-de-gemeente/feiten-en-cijfers.html |date=2017-10-21 }} - Ferwerderadiel Before 2019, the village was part of the Ferwerderadiel municipality.

History

The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as Blitha. The etymology is unclear.{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/blije |title=Blije - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=31 March 2022 |language=nl}} Blije is a terp (artificial living mound) village which developed several centuries before Christ. The Dutch Reformed church dates from the 13th century and received its current shape in 1741.{{cite web|url=https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/sten009monu06_01/sten009monu06_01_0028.php |title=Blije |author=Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven |year=2000 |publisher=Waanders |location=Zwolle |isbn=90 400 9476 4 |language=nl |access-date=31 March 2022}}

In 1840, Blije was home to 911 people.{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/blije |title=Blije |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=31 March 2022 |language=nl}} Most of the terp except for the graveyard was excavated during the late-19th century. During the 20th century, retail disappeared from the village, and only the pub remained.

People from Blije

Gallery

File:Voorstraat26 Blija.jpg|House in Blije

File:Hoofdstraat in Blije (Noardeast-Fryslân).jpg|Main street

File:Huisterp Unemaloane Blija.jpg|House on a little terp

File:Blije Ferwerderadiel.jpg|Welcome to Blije

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