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]