Sint Jacobiparochie

Sint Jacobiparochie (Dutch: [sɪɲ tɕaːˈkoːbipaːˌrɔxi]; West Frisian and Bildts: Sint-Jabik) is a village in the municipality of Waadhoeke in Friesland, the Netherlands.

[3] The village was first mentioned in 1570 as s. iacobus parochie, and means "parish of Saint Jacob".

In 1504, a deal was struck between George, Duke of Saxony and four noblemen from Holland to polder the Middelzee.

[4] Sint Jacobiparochie was founded in 1505, when Het Bildt was diked in by workers from South Holland, Zeeland and Friesland, among others.

[6] There used to be a station on the North Friesland Railway which opened in 1902 and closed to passengers in December 1940.