Nijetrijne

Village in Friesland, Netherlands

52°50′33″N 5°54′33″E / 52.84250°N 5.90917°E / 52.84250; 5.90917Country

NetherlandsProvince

FrieslandMunicipality

WeststellingwerfArea

^[1]

• Total7.94 km² (3.07 sq mi)Elevation

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−0.3 m (−1.0 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total140 • Density18/km² (46/sq mi)Postal code

8481^[1]

Dialing code0561

Nijetrijne (West 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.^[4]

History

The village was first mentioned in 1320 as Nienwestrinde, and means "new border line". Nije (new) has been added to distinguish from Oldetrijne.^[5]^[6] The Dutch Reformed dates from 1919.^[7]

Nijetrijne was home to 120 in 1840.^[4]

Gallery

Sluice in Nijetrijne
Jonkersvaart
Peat excavator's hut (1946)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 8481JA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ Villages - Weststellingwerf municipality (in Dutch)
^ ^a ^b "Nijetrijne". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ "Nijetrijne - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ "Oldetrijne - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Nijetrijne" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9476 4. Retrieved 2 April 2022.