Bakkeveen

Title

Bakkeveen

Also Known As

Baccafene, Baccofeen, Backefeen, Bakkefean, Cellula Dodonis, Curia Sanctae Mariae, Sancte Marie Howe, Vallis Ste. Mariae

Dates

Founded 14th c.; sold 1570s

Dedication

Mary

Affiliation

Mariëngaarde

Medieval Diocese

Utrecht

Circary

Frisia

History

Bakkeveen was a grange of the Premonstratensian abbey of Mariëngaarde from 1230. In the first half of the 14th century, it became a priory, but was a grange again after 1343. In 1579 the property was sold and its chapel demolished shortly afterwards.

Status

Priory; grange

Bibliography

Meer, D.H. van der. “Geschied- en oudheidkundige beschouwing van Bakkeveen.” Friesche Volks Almanak 4 (1839): 23–50. https://books.google.com/books?id=EBFOAAAAcAAJ&pg=RA3-PA23.

Last Updated

Oct. 2026.

Files

Collection

Frisia

Citation

“Bakkeveen,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/182.

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