Nieuwe Wetering Explained

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]

References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 2376AD . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . 24 July 2019 . Het Waterschapshuis . 4 May 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 4 May 2022.
  3. Web site: Nieuwe Wetering - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 4 May 2022 . nl.