Nijhuizum

Nijhuizum
Nijhuzum
Village
Nijhuizum Church
Location in the former Nijefurd municipality
Nijhuizum
Location in the Netherlands
Nijhuizum
Nijhuizum (Netherlands)
Country Netherlands
Province Friesland
Municipality Súdwest-Fryslân
Area
 • Total
5.03 km2 (1.94 sq mi)
Elevation−0.1 m (−0.33 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
55
 • Density11/km2 (28/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
8775[1]
Dialing code0515

Nijhuizum (West Frisian: Nijhuzum [ˈnɛihyzm̩]) is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands with a population of around 55 in January 2017.[3]

History

The village was first mentioned in 1449 as Nyahusen, and means new houses.[4] Nijhuizum is surrounded by lakes and can only be accessed by car from a dead-end road from Workum.[5] There is a ferry for pedestrians and cyclists to Gaastmeer.[6]

The Dutch Reformed church dates from 1721, and is a replacement of a 13th-century predecessor.

Nijhuizum was home to 70 people in 1840.[6] Before 2011, the village was part of the Nijefurd municipality and before 1984 it belonged to Wymbritseradiel.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 8775XD". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  3. ^ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS Statline
  4. ^ "Nijhuizum - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Nijhuizum". Friesland wonderland (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  6. ^ a b c "Nijhuizum". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 April 2022.

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