Nieuwehorne

Nieuwehorne
Nijhoarne
Village
Nieuwehorne church
Nieuwehorne church
Location in the Heerenveen municipality
Location in the Heerenveen municipality
Nieuwehorne is located in Netherlands
Nieuwehorne
Nieuwehorne
Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates: 52°57′1″N 6°3′20″E / 52.95028°N 6.05556°E / 52.95028; 6.05556
CountryNetherlands Netherlands
ProvinceFriesland Friesland
MunicipalityHeerenveen Heerenveen
Area
[1]
 • Total
6.40 km2 (2.47 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
3 m (10 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
1,455
 • Density230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Postal code
8414[1]
Dialing code0513

Nieuwehorne (West Frisian: Nijhoarne) is a village in Heerenveen in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1,450 in January 2017.[3]

History

The village was first mentioned in 1315 as Hoerne cum duabus capellis, and means "the new corner of the river". Nieuw (new) has been added to distinguish from Oudehorne.[4] The village developed at an intersection of roads. The Dutch Reformed church dates from 1778 and was restored around 1850.[5] In 1840, Nieuwehorne was home to 293 people.[6]

On the night of 13 to 14 September 1942, an Avro Lancaster of the Royal Air Force carrying a crew of 7 crashed near Nieuwehorne. The crew is buried on the local cemetery and in 1992, a monument was revealed.[7]

Before 1934, Nieuwehorne was part of the Schoterland municipality.[6]

  • Farm in Nieuwehorne
    Farm in Nieuwehorne
  • Statue of a man with a flail
    Statue of a man with a flail
  • Locks at Nieuwehorne
    Locks at Nieuwehorne
  • Lancaster monument
    Lancaster monument

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 8414KA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  3. ^ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS Statline
  4. ^ "Nieuwehorne - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  5. ^ Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Nieuwehorne" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9476 4. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Nieuwehorne". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Lancaster Memorial 1942-1992". Traces of war (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.

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