Nijlande

Nijlande
Hamlet
Nijlande (dorpsgezicht)
Nijlande in the municipality of Aa en Hunze.
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Coordinates: 52°58′26″N 6°37′34″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Drenthe
Municipality	Aa en Hunze
Area [1]
• Total	0.23 km^2 (0.09 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	14 m (46 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	65
• Density	280/km^2 (730/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	9452[1]
Dialing code	0592

Nijlande is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Aa en Hunze, and lies about 6 km southeast of Assen. The area "Nijlande", which also includes the nearby countryside, has a population of around 60.

The hamlet was first mentioned in 1634 as Nyelande, and means "new land". Nijlande is an esdorp which developed on cultivated land as a satellite of Rolde.[3] Nijlande was home to 51 people in 1840.[4]

Gallery

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  Place name signs
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  Farm in Nijlande
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  Underpass in Nijlande

References

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
2. "Postcodetool for 9452VA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
3. "Nijlande - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 April 2022.
4. "Nijlande". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 April 2022.