Baflo Explained

Baflo
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Groningen#Netherlands
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Baflo in the province of Groningen
Coordinates:53.3619°N 6.5133°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Groningen
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Het Hogeland
Area Total Km2:31.45
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:0.8
Population As Of:2021
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:2,045
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:9953 & 9956
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0595

Baflo (pronounced as /nl/; gos|Bavvelt pronounced as /gos/) 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

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.

Born in Baflo

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 9953PA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 8 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 8 April 2022 . two entries.