Nijega

Village in Friesland, Netherlands

Nijega Nyegea
Village
Nijega, reformed church
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Smallingerland municipality
53°8′25″N 6°1′28″E / 53.14028°N 6.02444°E / 53.14028; 6.02444
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Municipality	Smallingerland
Area ^[1]
• Total	8.75 km² (3.38 sq mi)
Elevation ^[2]	0.8 m (2.6 ft)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Total	470
• Density	54/km² (140/sq mi)
Postal code	9217^[1]
Dialing code	0512

Nijega (West Frisian: Nyegea) is a village in Smallingerland municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 461 in January 2017.^[3]

The village was first mentioned in 1412 as Nyegae, and means "new village". Nije (new) has been added to distinguish from Oudega.^[4] The Dutch Reformed church dates from at least 1381, and has been modified in 1850, and partially rebuilt in 1894.^[5]^[6]

Nijega was home to 165 people in 1840.^[5] The former elementary school was used as the village centre, however the building was in poor share. In 2003, a village centre opened next door to the Kommissiehuys.^[5]

Gallery

Farm in Nijega
Café-restaurant Kommissiehuys
Villa in Nijega
Prince Frog statue

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 9217RL". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
^ Bevolkingscijfers Archived 2017-11-07 at the Wayback Machine - Smallingerland
^ "Nijega - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Nijega". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 April 2022.
^ "Nijega". Friesland Wonderland (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 April 2022.