| Bakhuizen | |
| Native Name: | Bakhuzen |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
| Coordinates: | 52.8683°N 5.4583°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Friesland |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | De Fryske Marren |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.91 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 7 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 1,045 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 8574 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0514 |
| Website: | Official |
Bakhuizen (West Frisian: Bakhuzen) is a village in the Dutch province of Friesland. It is in the municipality De Fryske Marren, about 6 km east of the city of Stavoren.
Bakhuizen has about 1,075 inhabitants.[3]
The village was first mentioned in 1412 as Backhuysen. The etymology is unclear.[4] Bakhuizen developed in the 12th or 13th century on a clay ridge. Even though it belonged to Mirns, it developed independently and became a Catholic enclave. The first church was built in 1412. After the Reformation, the villagers used a clandestine church in and the wind mill Mole Polle. The Catholic St.-Odulphus Church was built between 1913 and 1914.[5] In 1840, it was home to 477 people.[6]