Nijlande Explained

Nijlande
Settlement Type:Hamlet
Native Name Lang:nl
Image Map1:Map NL - Aa en Hunze - Nijlande.png
Map Caption1:Nijlande in the municipality of Aa en Hunze.
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:Aa en Hunze
Coordinates:52.9739°N 6.6261°W
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:14
Area Total Km2:0.23
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:65
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:9452
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0592

Nijlande is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Aa en Hunze, and lies about 6 km southeast of Assen. The area "Nijlande", which also includes the nearby countryside, has a population of around 60.

The hamlet was first mentioned in 1634 as Nyelande, and means "new land". Nijlande is an esdorp which developed on cultivated land as a satellite of Rolde.[3] Nijlande was home to 51 people in 1840.[4]

References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 9452VA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 10 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 10 April 2022.
  3. Web site: Nijlande - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 10 April 2022 . nl.
  4. Web site: Nijlande . Plaatsengids . 10 April 2022 . nl.