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Nijelamer
Nijelamer
Village
	Nijelamer Clock Tower
	Location in Weststellingwerf municipality
	Nijelamer Location in the Netherlands Nijelamer Nijelamer (Netherlands)
	Coordinates: 52°53′8″N 5°57′18″E / 52.88556°N 5.95500°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Municipality	Weststellingwerf
Area
• Total	8.49 km2 (3.28 sq mi)
Elevation	−0.4 m (−1.3 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	140
• Density	16/km2 (43/sq mi)
Postal code	8487
Dialing code	0561

Nijelamer (West Frisian: Nijlemmer) is a village in Weststellingwerf in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 153 in 2017.^[3]

The village was first mentioned in 1320 as Nienlameren. The etymology is unclear. It uses Nije (new) to distinguish from Oldelamer.^[4]^[5] Nijelamer has no church, but only a bell tower. The tower was restored in 1795.^[6]

Nijelamer was home to 257 people in 1840.^[6]

Gallery

Canal view in Nijelamer
Former pumping used by the ice skating club

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 8487AJ". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ Villages - Weststellingwerf municipality (in Dutch)
^ "Nijelamer - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ "Oldelamer - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Nijelamer". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.