| Nij Altoenae | |
| Native Name: | Nij Altena |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
| Coordinates: | 53.2956°N 5.6531°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Friesland |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Waadhoeke |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.17 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 1.4 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 325 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 9072 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0518 |
| Website: | Official |
Nij Altoenae (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈnɛi̯ ˈɑl.tuˌnaː/, Western Frisian: Nij Altena; Bildts: Nij Altoenae) is a village in Waadhoeke municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 300 in January 2017.[3]
The village was first mentioned in 1958 as Nij-Altoenae. Nij (new) was added to distinguish between Altoenae. Altoenae was the former name of Sint Annaparochie which was named after the estate near Delft, the neighbourhood where Dirk Oem van Wijngaarden, one of the first settlers, grew up.[4] The village used to be call 't Wegje and had the status of a hamlet.[5]
The Reformed Church was built in 1918. In 1928, a new church was built in a different location. The old church was sold, and is nowadays used as a shed. The new church was renovated in 2012.[5]
In 2006, Nij Altoenae became a village. Until 2018, the village was part of het Bildt municipality.[5]