Nijega (West Frisian: Nyegea) is a village in Smallingerland municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 461 in January 2017.[3]
The village was first mentioned in 1412 as Nyegae, and means "new village". Nije (new) has been added to distinguish from Oudega.[4] The Dutch Reformed church dates from at least 1381, and has been modified in 1850, and partially rebuilt in 1894.[5][6]
Nijega was home to 165 people in 1840.[5] The former elementary school was used as the village centre, however the building was in poor share. In 2003, a village centre opened next door to the Kommissiehuys.[5]
Gallery
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Farm in Nijega -
Café-restaurant Kommissiehuys -
Villa in Nijega -
Prince Frog statue
References
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 9217RL". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ Bevolkingscijfers Archived 2017-11-07 at the Wayback Machine - Smallingerland
- ^ "Nijega - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ a b c "Nijega". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ "Nijega". Friesland Wonderland (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 April 2022.
External links
Media related to Nijega at Wikimedia Commons