Nieuw-Milligen Explained

Nieuw-Milligen
Settlement Type:Hamlet
Native Name Lang:nl
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Gelderland
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Apeldoorn
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Gelderland#Netherlands
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the province of Gelderland
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:34
Area Total Km2:15.91
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:105
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:3888
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:055
Coordinates:52.2208°N 5.7786°W

Nieuw-Milligen is a hamlet in the municipality of Apeldoorn in the province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. Nieuw-Milligen is best known for Air Operations Control Station Nieuw-Milligen, a military air traffic control centre in the Netherlands. The base started out as a small military airfield in 1913 and remained in use as such until 1940, when it was destroyed by the Dutch military to prevent it from being used by the Germans.[3] It is also home to a Landal Greenparks holiday village.

It was first mentioned in 1849 as Nieuw Milligen to differentiate from Millingen which has become . The name means "settlement of people of Milo (person)".[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 3888KA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 19 March 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 19 March 2022.
  3. Web site: Nieuw-Milligen . Plaatsengids . 19 March 2022 . nl.
  4. Web site: Nieuw Milligen - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 19 March 2022 . nl.