Nieuwe Wetering | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Native Name Lang: | nl |
Image Map1: | Map NL - Alkemade - Nieuwe Wetering.png |
Map Caption1: | Rijpwetering in the municipality of Alkemade.--> |
Pushpin Map: | Netherlands South Holland#Netherlands |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands##Location in the Netherlands |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | South Holland |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Kaag en Braassem |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | -0.8 |
Area Total Km2: | 0.45 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 640 |
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: | 2376 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 071 |
Coordinates: | 52.2°N 41°W |
Nieuwe Wetering is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Kaag en Braassem, and lies about 10 km east of Leiden.
The village was first mentioned in 1343 as "Nuwe Weteringhe", and means "new waterway". Nieuwe (new) has been added to distinguish from Oude Wetering.[3]