Blijham (Dutch pronunciation: [blɛiˈɦɑm]) is a village with a population of 2,240 in the municipality of Westerwolde in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands.
It was built on top of a horseshoe-shaped sand ridge, on the road between the cities of Groningen and Münster.
[5] The village of Blijham is formed out of the two population centres of Kerkhorn and Molenhorn, which are now completely connected.
Blijham is located at 53°06′27″N 7°04′35″E / 53.1074°N 7.0765°E / 53.1074; 7.0765 in the northwest of the municipality Westerwolde, in the east of the province of Groningen, in the northeast of the Netherlands.
[11] The IJsbaan or Baansport doubles up as an ice skating venue in the winter and a motorsport circuit in the summer.