Country Netherlands Province Utrecht Population 160 (2006) | Time zone CET (UTC+1) Local time Sunday 5:44 AM Municipality Montfoort | |
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Weather 7°C, Wind SW at 26 km/h, 85% Humidity | ||
Blokland is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Montfoort, and lies about 1 km southeast of that city, and 6 km west of IJsselstein. Blokland has a population of around 160.
Map of Blokland, Netherlands
Blokland was a heerlijkheid (manor), covering the entire polder "Blokland", which is the area south of the Bloklandse Dijk.
When the current municipal system was introduced in the Netherlands in 1812, Blokland became part of the municipality Montfoort for a short while. It was part of the municipality of Willeskop between 1818 and 1989, when that municipality was merged with Montfoort.
References
Blokland, Utrecht Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA