Nijetrijne Explained

Nijetrijne
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates:52.8425°N 5.9092°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1: Friesland
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2: Weststellingwerf
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:7.94
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:-0.3
Population As Of:2021
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:140
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:8481
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0561

Nijetrijne (Western Frisian: Nijetrine) is a small village in Weststellingwerf in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands, with a population of around 113 as of 2017.[3]

There are three windmills in the village; De Reiger, De Rietvink, and a tjasker, the Boktjasker.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1320 as Nienwestrinde, and means "new border line". Nije (new) has been added to distinguish from Oldetrijne.[4] [5] The Dutch Reformed dates from 1919.[6]

Nijetrijne was home to 120 in 1840.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 8481JA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 2 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 2 April 2022.
  3. https://www.weststellingwerf.nl/ontdek-weststellingwerf/kerngegevens-gemeente-weststellingwerf_41292/ Villages
  4. Web site: Nijetrijne - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 2 April 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Oldetrijne - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 2 April 2022 . nl.
  6. Web site: Nijetrijne . Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven . 2000 . Waanders . Zwolle . 90 400 9476 4 . nl . 2 April 2022.
  7. Web site: Nijetrijne . Plaatsengids . 2 April 2022 . nl.