Sint Nicolaasga

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Sint Nicolaasga
Sint Nyk
Village
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St Nicholas church
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Location in the former Skarsterlân municipality
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Sint Nicolaasga
Location in the Netherlands
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Sint Nicolaasga
Sint Nicolaasga (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 52°55′N5°45′E / 52.917°N 5.750°E / 52.917; 5.750
Country Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
Province Frisian flag.svg Friesland
Municipality De Friese Meren vlag.svg De Fryske Marren
Area
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 • Total11.89 km2 (4.59 sq mi)
Elevation
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0.6 m (2.0 ft)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total3,290
 • Density280/km2 (720/sq mi)
Postal code
8520-21
Dialing code 0513

Sint Nicolaasga (West Frisian : Sint Nyk) is a village in the Dutch province of Friesland. It is located in the municipality of De Fryske Marren, and had a population of around 3330 in 2017. [3]

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History

The oldest listing of the village dates from about 1399 by the name Sinte Nyclaesga. At the Protestant Reformation in 1580 the priest of Sint Nicolaasga, Nicolaus Hollandinus, went into exile and the church, cemetery and property of the parsonage changed hands. The religious exercises of the Catholics took place in a hidden church on de Heide until a new church was built in 1853. The church was used until 1885. Then people started to build the church of Saint Nicholas (Sint-Nicolaaskerk), which still stands. The patron saint of the parish is Nicolaas van Myra. There is a Lourdes Grotto near the church.

Before 2014, Sint Nicolaasga was part of the Skarsterlân municipality and before 1984 it was part of Doniawerstal.

Nostradamus Prophecy

Famously, in his 1555 book Les Prophéties, French astrologer and seer Nostradamus predicted that on Ascension Day 2023, Sint Nicolaasga would be invaded by a group of elderly men, leading to the total destruction of the town.

Notable residents

The model Marjan Jonkman was born in Sint Nicolaasga.

Current Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team Driver and Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team Reserve Driver Nyck De Vries was raised in Sint Nicolaasga.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "Postcodetool for 8521DE". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  3. ↑ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS

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