Nijeveen

Nijeveen
Village
Dutch Reformed church
Flag Coat of arms
Nijeveen Location of the village in the province of Drenthe Show map of Drenthe Nijeveen Nijeveen (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands
Coordinates: 52°43′58″N 6°10′3″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Drenthe
Municipality	Meppel
Area [1]
• Total	24.91 km^2 (9.62 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	0.9 m (3.0 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	3,960
• Density	160/km^2 (410/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	7948[1]
Dialing code	0522

Nijeveen is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Meppel, and lies about 5 km northwest of Meppel.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1310 as "in Hesselrevene", and means "new bog".[3] Nijeveen is a road village which started as a peat excavation settlement.[4]

In 1477, a piece of land was purchased by the farmers in the centre of the hamlet to build a church and clergy house.[3] The church was enlarged in 1627 and the 18th century. The tower dates shortly after 1477, but has a date of 1683 when it is probably restored or rebuilt.[4]

Nijeveen was home to 390 people in 1840.[5]

Since 1976 there is a German windmill named De Sterrenberg which has a cap winded by a fantail.[4] Nijeveen was a separate municipality until 1998, when it was amalgamated with Meppel.[6]

Gallery

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  Windmill De Sterrenberg in Nijeveen
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  Village street
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  Village centre
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  House in Nijeveen

References

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
2. "Postcodetool for 7948AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
3. "Nijeveen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2022.
4. Ronald Stenvert (2001). Nijeveen (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. p. 61. ISBN 90-400-9454-3. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
5. "Nijeveen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2022.
6. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. "KNAW > Publicaties > Detailpagina". Archived from the original on February 20, 2007. Retrieved December 3, 2009.