De Blesse
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| area_total_km2 = 2.25
| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title = Postcodetool for 8397EP |language = nl |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 2 April 2022 }}
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| population_as_of = 2021
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De Blesse (or Blesse) is a village in Weststellingwerf in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 800 in 2017.[https://www.weststellingwerf.nl/ontdek-weststellingwerf/kerngegevens-gemeente-weststellingwerf_41292/ Villages] - Weststellingwerf municipality {{in lang|nl}} Its windmill, De Mars, was rebuilt in 1997. Before 1956, the village was called Blesse.{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/de-blesse |title=De Blesse |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=2 April 2022 |language=nl}}
History
The village was first mentioned in 1439 as ter Blesse, and means "bare spot".{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/blesse |title=Blesse - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=2 April 2022 |language=nl}}
The Blesbroggeschaans is a sconce built in 1583 along the main road of Friesland to Overijssel. In 1672 and 1673, it was besieged by Christoph Bernhard von Galen, the Prince-bishop of Münster, but did not get taken.{{cite web|url=https://www.itfryskegea.nl/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Wandel-en-fietsfolder-Lendevallei.pdf |title=Ontdekkingsreis door de Lendevallei |website=It Fryske Gea |page=1 |language=nl |access-date=2 April 2022}} The Dutch Reformed chapel dates from 1880.{{cite web|url=https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/sten009monu06_01/sten009monu06_01_0026.php |title=Blesdijke |author=Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven |year=2000 |publisher=Waanders |location=Zwolle |isbn=90 400 9476 4 |language=nl |access-date=2 April 2022}}
The grist mill De Mars was built in 1834. In the 1910s, an electro motor was installed and in 1958, the top of the windmill was demolished. In 1999, De Mars was restored and is frequently in commission.{{cite web|url=https://www.molendatabase.nl/nederland/molen.php?nummer=55 |title=De Mars |website=Molen database |access-date=2 April 2022 |language=nl}} De Blesse was home to 160 people in 1840.
Gallery
File:De Blesse Hervormde Evangelisatie-002.JPG|Chapel in De Blesse
File:Locatie, Lendevallei. Zicht op de Lende 04.jpg|Linde canal
File:Locatie, Lendevallei. Trektocht door de vallei. (Blesbroggeschaans) 01.jpg|Blesbroggeschaans
References
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Category:Geography of Weststellingwerf
Category:Populated places in Friesland
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