Nieuw-Weerdinge Explained

Nieuw-Weerdinge
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Drenthe
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Emmen
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Drenthe#Netherlands
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in province of Drenthe in the Netherlands
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:12
Area Total Km2:24.79
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1872
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:3,420
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Urban Km2:auto
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:7831
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0591
Blank Name Sec1:Transport
Coordinates:52.8555°N 6.9866°W

Nieuw-Weerdinge is a village in the Netherlands and is part of the Emmen municipality in Drenthe.

History

Nieuw-Weerdinge started as a peat exploitation settlement. It was founded in 1872,[3] and was originally called Weerdingermarke.[4] In 1902, it was renamed Nieuw-Weerdinge.[4] In 1932, it was home to 4,466 people.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 7831AA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 11 March 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 11 March 2022.
  3. Book: Nieuw-Schoonebeek . Ronald Stenvert . 155 . 2001 . Waanders Uitgevers . Zwolle . 90 400 9454 3 . nl . 11 March 2022.
  4. Web site: Nieuw-Weerdinge . 11 March 2022 . nl.
  5. Book: In en om de gemeente Emmen . 1935 . Jan Harm Tuntler . Ten Kate . nl . 89.