Nieuwland, Vijfheerenlanden

Village in Utrecht, Netherlands

51°54′10″N 5°00′48″E / 51.9028°N 5.0133°E / 51.9028; 5.0133CountryNetherlandsProvinceUtrechtMunicipalityVijfheerenlandenArea

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• Total9.85 km² (3.80 sq mi)Elevation

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0.1 m (0.3 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total1,010 • Density100/km² (270/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

4243^[1]

Dialing code0183

Nieuwland is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Vijfheerenlanden, and lies about 8 km north of Gorinchem.

Nieuwland was a separate municipality in the province of South Holland between 1817 and 1986, when it became part of Zederik.^[3] When Zederik merged into the new municipality Vijfheerenlanden in 2019, it became a part of the province of Utrecht.^[4]

History

The village was first mentioned in 1320 as Nuwelant, and means new land (polder).^[5] Nieuwland was a stretched out cultivation concession. A church was built near the Geer Vliet. The tower of the Protestant Church dates from the 14th century. The church was extensively restored between 1955 and 1957.^[6] In 1840, Nieuwland was home to 245 people.^[7]

Gallery

Street view
Farm in Nieuwland
House in Nieuwland
Map of the former municipality in 1868

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 26 March 2022. two entries
^ "Postcodetool for 4243HA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
^ "Fusiegemeente Vijfheerenlanden in provincie Utrecht". AD.nl. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
^ "Nieuwland - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 March 2022.
^ Ronald Stenvert and Sabine Broekhoven (2004). Hagestein (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9034 3. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
^ "Nieuwland". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 March 2022.