| Nieuw-Beerta | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Groningen |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Nieuw-Beerta in Groningen in the Netherlands |
| Coordinates: | 53.1833°N 17°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Groningen |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Oldambt |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | (2015)[1] |
| Area Total Ha: | 38 |
| Area Land Ha: | 38 |
| Area Water Ha: | 0 |
| Population As Of: | 2015 |
| Population Total: | 120 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 9687[2] |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 0597[3] |
Nieuw-Beerta (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /niu ˈbeːrtaː/) is a village with a population of 120[1] in the municipality of Oldambt[4] in the east of the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands.
The Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute has a weather station in the village.[5]
The village was first mentioned in 1660 as Beerter hamrick, and meant "the village dorp belonging to [the village of] Beerta". In 1822, it was first mentioned as Nieuw-Beerta (New Beerta) to distinguish it from Beerta.[6] Nieuw-Beerta is a road village which developed on the dike after the Uiterdijken were poldered in 1657.[7]
The first church was built in 1665, and rebuilt in 1689. The current church dates from 1856. Several villas and farms were built in Jugendstil.[7]
Nieuw Beerta was considered to be home to 753 people in 1840, but probably included a much larger area.[8] The village used to have rich farmers, but following a decline in the late 19th century the contrast between the rich farmers and the poor farm workers caused a five-month long strike in 1929, and the region became a Communist stronghold.[8]
Nieuw Beerta used to be part of the municipality of Beerta until 1990. Since 2010, it is part of the municipality of Oldambt.[8]