Dijken
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| name = Dijken
| native_name = Diken
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| settlement_type = Village
| image_skyline = Klokkenstoel Dijken 03w.JPG
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| image_caption = Bell tower of Dijken
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| image_map = Map NL Skarsterlân Diken.png
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| map_caption = Location in the former Skarsterlân municipality
| pushpin_map = Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_mapsize = 250
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Netherlands
| coordinates = {{coord|52|57|16|N|5|42|38|E|display=title|region:NL_type:city_source:nlwiki}}
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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 = {{flagicon|De Fryske Marren}} De Fryske Marren
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| unit_pref = Metric
| area_total_km2 = 4.74
| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title = Postcodetool for 8528DT |language = nl |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 29 March 2022 }}
| elevation_m = -0.1
| population_as_of = 2021
| population_footnotes = {{cite web |url=https://www.cbs.nl/-/media/_excel/2021/48/kwb-2021.xls |title=Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 |website=Central Bureau of Statistics |access-date=29 March 2022 }}
| population_total = 55
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| timezone = CET
| utc_offset = +1
| timezone_DST = CEST
| utc_offset_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| area_code_type = Dialing code
| area_code = 0513
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Dijken ({{langx|fy|Diken}}) is a small village in De Fryske Marren in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 65 in 2017.[http://statline.cbs.nl/Statweb/publication/?DM=SLNL&PA=83765NED&D1=0-1,3-4,8,11,14,28,31-32,99-104&D2=5165-5286&HDR=T&STB=G1&VW=T Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017] - CBS
History
It was first mentioned in 1505 as "In de Dijcken", and means dikes.{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/dijken |title=Dijken - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=29 March 2022 |language=nl}} Dijken used to have a church, but it was already in bad condition in 1650. In 1720, it was a ruin. The belfry remained, but was stolen by the Germans in 1944. In 1984, the belfry was rebuilt. In 1840, it was home to 70 people. Dijken is one of the few settlements in the Netherlands without street names, and the houses and farms are identified by just a number.{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/dijken |title=Dijken |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=29 March 2022 |language=nl}}
Before 2009, Dijken was part of the Skarsterlân municipality and before 1984 it was part of Doniawerstal.
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{{Dutch municipality De Fryske Marren}}
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Category:Populated places in Friesland
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