Nieuwebrug, Friesland

Nieuwebrug

Nijbrêge
Nieuwebrug Nijbrêge
Village
	Location in the former Skarsterlân municipality
	Nieuwebrug Location in the Netherlands Nieuwebrug Nieuwebrug (Netherlands)
	Coordinates: 52°59′28″N 5°53′01″E / 52.99111°N 5.88361°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Municipality	Heerenveen
Area
• Total	0.65 km2 (0.25 sq mi)
Elevation	0.2 m (0.7 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	215
• Density	330/km2 (860/sq mi)
Postal code	8469
Dialing code	0513

Nieuwebrug (West Frisian: Nijbrêge) is a village in Heerenveen in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 215 in 2017.^[3]

History

The village was first mentioned in 1846 as Nieuwebrug, and translates to "new bridge" which refers to a bridge on the Leeuwarden-Heerenveen road.^[4] In 1840, it was home to 197 people.^[5]

Before 2014, Nieuwebrug was part of the Skarsterlân municipality and before 1984 it was earlier part of Heerenveen.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 8469AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
^ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS Statline
^ "Nieuwebrug - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Nieuwebrug". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.