Nieuw-Wehl | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Native Name Lang: | nl |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Gelderland |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Doetinchem |
Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Gelderland#Netherlands |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the province of Gelderland |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 14 |
Area Total Km2: | 6.66 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 1,300 |
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: | 7031 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 0314 |
Coordinates: | 51.9672°N 6.1717°W |
Nieuw-Wehl is a village in the eastern Netherlands, about 10 km west of Doetinchem. Before 1 January 2005, it was part of the municipality of Wehl, along with neighboring village Wehl. After the division, Nieuw-Wehl joined the municipality of Doetinchem.
Nieuw-Wehl was first mentioned between 1830 and 1855 as "Achter Wehl", meaning behind Wehl.[3] It started to develop in the early 20th century. In 1925, a Roman Catholic church was built.[4] In 1933, the name officially changed to Nieuw-Wehl.[3] The grist mill Bernadette was built in 1861 and restored in 1965 and 1998.[5]