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Alde Leie (Dutch: Oude Leije) is a village in the municipality of Leeuwarden, province of Friesland) in the Netherlands. It had a population of around 255 in January 2017. A small part of the village lays within the municipality Waadhoeke.
It is on the route of the Elfstedentocht. There is a windmill in the vicinity, De Balkendsterpoldermolen.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1466 as "op ter Leya", and means old dug canal. Alde Leie developed as a dike village along the Middelzee. In 1840, it was home to 339 people. In 1868, a church was built.
Before 2018, the village was part of the Leeuwarderadeel municipality.
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References
External links
Media related to Alde Leie at Wikimedia Commons
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Alde Leie
- De Balkendsterpoldermolen, Alde Leie
- Leeuwarden
- List of windmills in Friesland (N–P)
- Waadhoeke
- List of rivers discharging into the North Sea
