| Nijensleek | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Native Name Lang: | nl |
| Image Map1: | Map NL - Westerveld - Nijensleek.png |
| Map Caption1: | The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Nijensleek in the municipality of Westerveld. |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Drenthe#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Drenthe |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Westerveld |
| Coordinates: | 52.8397°N 6.1717°W |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 3.7 |
| Area Total Km2: | 10.92 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 565 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 8383 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0521 |
Nijensleek is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Westerveld, and lies about 5 km north of Steenwijk.
The village was first mentioned in 1402 as Nyensleker bure, and means "new natural stream".[3] Nijensleek is a road village which developed in the Late Middle Ages as a peat excavation settlement.[4]
Nijensleek was home to 363 people in 1840.[5] In 1934, a Reformed Church was built as an aisleless church with ridge turret.[4]