Nieuwehorne

Nieuwehorne
Nijhoarne
Nieuwehorne Nijhoarne
Village
	Nieuwehorne church
	Location in the Heerenveen municipality
	Nieuwehorne Location in the Netherlands
	Coordinates: Coordinates: 52°57′1″N6°3′20″E / 52.95028°N 6.05556°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Municipality	Heerenveen
Area
• Total	6.40 km2 (2.47 sq mi)
Elevation	3 m (10 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	1,455
• Density	230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Postal code	8414
Dialing code	0513

Last updated August 20, 2022

Nieuwehorne (West Frisian : Nijhoarne) is a village in Heerenveen in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1,450 in January 2017.^[3]

History

The village was first mentioned in 1315 as Hoerne cum duabus capellis, and means "the new corner of the river". Nieuw (new) has been added to distinguish from Oudehorne.^[4] The village developed at an intersection of roads. The Dutch Reformed church dates from 1778 and was restored around 1850.^[5] In 1840, Nieuwehorne was home to 293 people.^[6]

On the night of 13 to 14 September 1942, an Avro Lancaster of the Royal Air Force carrying a crew of 7 crashed near Nieuwehorne. The crew is buried on the local cemetery and in 1992, a monument was revealed.^[7]

Before 1934, Nieuwehorne was part of the Schoterland municipality.^[6]

Gallery

Farm in Nieuwehorne
Statue of a man with a flail
Locks at Nieuwehorne
Lancaster monument

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References

1 2 3 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
↑ "Postcodetool for 8414KA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
↑ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS Statline
↑ "Nieuwehorne - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.
↑ Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Nieuwehorne" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9476 4 . Retrieved 29 March 2022.
1 2 "Nieuwehorne". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.
↑ "Lancaster Memorial 1942-1992". Traces of war (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.

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[stat-1] 1 2 3 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 30 March 2022.

[AHN-2] "Postcodetool for 8414KA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 30 March 2022.

[3] Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS Statline

[4] "Nieuwehorne - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.

[monument-5] Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Nieuwehorne" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9476 4 . Retrieved 29 March 2022.

[plaats-6] 1 2 "Nieuwehorne". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.

[7] "Lancaster Memorial 1942-1992". Traces of war (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.

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v t e Populated places in the municipality of Heerenveen
Towns	Heerenveen Former municipalities: Aengwirden Schoterland
Villages	Akkrum Aldeboarn Bontebok Gersloot Gersloot-Polder [ nl ] Haskerdijken Hoornsterzwaag Jubbega Katlijk De Knipe Luinjeberd Mildam Nes Nieuwebrug Nieuwehorne Nieuweschoot Oranjewoud Oudehorne Oudeschoot Terband Tjalleberd Former villages: Nijehaske
List of cities, towns and villages in Friesland