Nieuw-Dijk

Nieuw-Dijk
Village
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Coordinates: 51°55′57″N6°9′16″E / 51.93250°N 6.15444°E / 51.93250; 6.15444
Country	Netherlands
Province	Gelderland
Municipality	Montferland
Area [1]
• Total	8.93 km2 (3.45 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	12 m (39 ft)
Population  (2021) [1]
• Total	1,630
• Density	180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	6942 [1]
Dialing code	0316

Nieuw-Dijk is a village in the municipality of Montferland in the Dutch province of Gelderland, close to Germany, with a population of approximately 834 people.

Nieuw-Dijk has its own Roman Catholic parish church and primary school, both named for Saint Anthony of Padua.

In 1926 a local football club was established, called the Sprinkhanen ("Grasshoppers"). The village also has its own traditional shooting club (schutterij).

Activities for children are the Schuttersfeest and the Elfstratentocht, this is an inline skating route made by the village.

Gallery

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  St. Antonius church
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  St. Antonius church, interior

References

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 23 March 2022. Two entries
2. "Postcodetool for 6942AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 23 March 2022.

External links

• Media related to Nieuw-Dijk at Wikimedia Commons
• Official site (in Dutch)