The Nieuwe Bildtdijk, "Nije dyk" in the local language of "Het Bildts", is a dike in the Dutch county Het Bildt

Het Bildt

het Bildt is a municipality in the province of Friesland in the northern Netherlands; its capital is Sint Annaparochie. As of 1 November 2006 it had a population of 10,975. Het Bildt has 15.4 kilometers of coastline...

 which was built around the year 1600 and was to protect the land from flooding. It protected the Wester Bildtpollen

Wester Bildtpollen

In 1715 the western area of the county Het Bildt was dyked in order to reclaim it from the sea. It was named the '. From then on the area was protected from the sea by the Nieuwe Bildtdijk. On 12 March 1751 the complete area was sold...

 and the Ooster Bildtpollen

Ooster Bildtpollen

Ooster Bildtpollen is the northern-east part of the Dutch county Het Bildt in Friesland. The dikework walling off the sea was completed in 1754. The western part is called the Wester Bildtpollen and the dike that protected these lands against the sea is called the "Nieuwe Bildtdijk". Just like the...

 from the Waddenzee. A new higher and stronger dike between it and the sea makes it no longer the first barrier to the sea. Nowadays a narrow road runs along the top of the dike and many houses and farmhouses are situated on this dike, mainly on the northern side.
The Nieuwe Bildtdijk superseded the older more inland dike the Oude Bildtdijk

Oude Bildtdijk

The Oude Bildtdijk, "Ouwe dyk" in the local language "Het Bildts" was the first dike in the Dutch county Het Bildt, built in the 16th century, to protect the new lands from flooding. Het Bildt once was part of the Middelzee and even until this day land silts up and new lands are being given by the...

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At the eastern end is a small village called Nieuwe Bildtzijl and at the western end you'll find the hamlet Zwarte Haan.