Nijeholtpade

Village in Friesland, Netherlands

52°54′45″N 6°4′42″E / 52.91250°N 6.07833°E / 52.91250; 6.07833Country

NetherlandsProvince

FrieslandMunicipality

WeststellingwerfArea

^[1]

• Total8.65 km² (3.34 sq mi)Elevation

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1.9 m (6.2 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total495 • Density57/km² (150/sq mi)Postal code

8475^[1]

Dialing code0561

Nijeholtpade (West Frisian: Nijeholtpea) is a village in Weststellingwerf in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 485 in 2017.^[3]

The village was first mentioned in 1399 as Nyeholepat, and means "new low-lying path". Nije (new) has been added to distinguish from Oldeholtpade.^[4]^[5] The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1525, and has a bell tower. The church was a replacement of a wooden church.^[6]

Nijeholtpade was home to 150 people in 1840.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 8475CA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ Villages - Weststellingwerf municipality (in Dutch)
^ "Nijeholtpade - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ "Oldeholtpade - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Nijeholtpade". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.