Nieuw-Weerdinge

Village in Drenthe, Netherlands

52°51′20″N 6°59′12″E / 52.8555°N 6.9866°E / 52.8555; 6.9866CountryNetherlandsProvinceDrentheMunicipalityEmmenEstablished1872Area

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• Total24.79 km² (9.57 sq mi)Elevation

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12 m (39 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total3,420 • Density140/km² (360/sq mi)Postal code

7831

Dialing code0591

Nieuw-Weerdinge is a village in the Netherlands and is part of the Emmen municipality in Drenthe.

History

Nieuw-Weerdinge started as a peat exploitation settlement. It was founded in 1872,^[3] and was originally called Weerdingermarke.^[4] In 1902, it was renamed Nieuw-Weerdinge.^[4] In 1932, it was home to 4,466 people.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 7831AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
^ Ronald Stenvert (2001). Nieuw-Schoonebeek (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders Uitgevers. p. 155. ISBN 90 400 9454 3. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Nieuw-Weerdinge" (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 March 2022.
^ Jan Harm Tuntler (1935). In en om de gemeente Emmen (in Dutch). Ten Kate. p. 89.