Baflo
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Baflo | |
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 Sint Laurentius church of Baflo | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Baflo Location of Baflo in the province of Groningen  Baflo Baflo (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 53°21′43″N 6°30′48″E / 53.36194°N 6.51333°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Groningen |
| Municipality | Het Hogeland |
| Area | |
• Total | 31.45 km2 (12.14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 0.8 m (2.6 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 2,045 |
| • Density | 65/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 9953 & 9956[1] |
| Dialing code | 0595 |
Baflo (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbɑfloː]; Gronings: Bavvelt [ˈbaʋl̩t]) is a village in the municipality of Het Hogeland, Netherlands.
Famous people born in Baflo include humanist Rodolphus Agricola (1443/1444–1485) and jurist Gezina van der Molen (1892–1972).
Until 1990, Baflo was a separate municipality. Baflo has a railway station.
Church of St. Laurentius
[edit]Baflo church was originally dedicated to St. Laurentius. It is the large one-aisled church with free standing tower. The church was first mentioned in 1211. The tower of church is separated from the main building.
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Fodder factory Nienoord
Born in Baflo
[edit]- Bjorn Schuster (1988), Logistics phenomenon in the Netherlands. Currently the logistics wizard at Beekman Transport Warehousing B.V., turning complex operations into a smooth symphony of movement.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
two entries
- ^ "Postcodetool for 9953PA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
External links
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