Nieuwehorne Explained

Nieuwehorne
Native Name:Nijhoarne
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Netherlands
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates:52.9503°N 6.0556°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1: Friesland
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2: Heerenveen
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:6.40
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:3
Population As Of:2021
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:1,455
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:8414
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0513

Nieuwehorne (Western Frisian: Nijhoarne) is a village in Heerenveen in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1,450 in January 2017.[3]

History

The village was first mentioned in 1315 as Hoerne cum duabus capellis, and means "the new corner of the river". Nieuw (new) has been added to distinguish from Oudehorne.[4] The village developed at an intersection of roads. The Dutch Reformed church dates from 1778 and was restored around 1850.[5] In 1840, Nieuwehorne was home to 293 people.[6]

On the night of 13 to 14 September 1942, an Avro Lancaster of the Royal Air Force carrying a crew of 7 crashed near Nieuwehorne. The crew is buried on the local cemetery and in 1992, a monument was revealed.[7]

Before 1934, Nieuwehorne was part of the Schoterland municipality.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 8414KA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 30 March 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 30 March 2022.
  3. http://statline.cbs.nl/Statweb/publication/?DM=SLNL&PA=83765NED&D1=0-1,3-4,8,11,14,28,31-32,99-104&D2=6800-6838&HDR=T&STB=G1&VW=T Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017
  4. Web site: Nieuwehorne - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 30 March 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Nieuwehorne . Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven . 2000 . Waanders . Zwolle . 90 400 9476 4 . nl . 29 March 2022.
  6. Web site: Nieuwehorne . Plaatsengids . 30 March 2022 . nl.
  7. Web site: Lancaster Memorial 1942-1992 . Traces of war . 30 March 2022 . nl.