Nijeholtwolde

Village in Friesland, Netherlands

52°53′42″N 5°59′8″E / 52.89500°N 5.98556°E / 52.89500; 5.98556Country

NetherlandsProvince

FrieslandMunicipality

WeststellingwerfArea

^[1]

• Total8.47 km² (3.27 sq mi)Elevation

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0.5 m (1.6 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total190 • Density22/km² (58/sq mi)Postal code

8488^[1]

Dialing code0561

Nijeholtwolde (West Frisian: Nijeholtwâlde) is a village in Weststellingwerf in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 183 in 2017.^[3]

The village was first mentioned in 1320 as Nieholtwolt, and means "new low-lying wood". Nije (new) has been added to distinguish from Oldeholtwolde.^[4]^[5] The church of Nijeholtwolde was demolished around 1700. There were no funds to rebuild it, and a bell tower was constructed instead. The tower has been restored in 1982.^[6]

In 1840, Nijeholtwolde was home to 225 people.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 8488AK". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ Villages - Weststellingwerf municipality (in Dutch)
^ "Nijeholtwolde - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ "Oldeholtwolde - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Nijeholtwolde". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.