Oude Bildtdijk

The Oude Bildtdijk, "Ouwe dyk" in the local dialect "Het Bildts" was the first dike in the former Dutch county Het Bildt, built in the 16th century, to protect the new lands from flooding.

[2] The Nieuwe Bildtdijk that was built in the 17th century made the Oude Bildtijk lose its protective function.

Also, the Nieuwe Bildtdijk eventually lost its function when an even higher and stronger dike was thrown up in the 20th century.

From the year 1546, under the rule of emperor Carl V, it was only allowed to build houses on the northern side of the dikes.

With a distance of 14 kilometers, the Oude Bildtdijk is the longest street of Friesland.