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Blokzijl is a city located southwest of Steenwijk in the province of Overijssel, the Netherlands.
Map of Blokzijl, Netherlands
Blokzijl grew in the 1580s. During the siege of Steenwijk, the Dutch built there a fortified lock or in local dialect zijl or siel. It received city rights in 1672. Until 1973, it was a separate municipality; it is now part of Steenwijkerland.
References
Blokzijl Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA