Nijlande

Hamlet in Drenthe, Netherlands

52°58′26″N 6°37′34″E / 52.97389°N 6.62611°E / 52.97389; 6.62611CountryNetherlandsProvinceDrentheMunicipalityAa en HunzeArea

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• Total0.23 km² (0.09 sq mi)Elevation

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14 m (46 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total65 • Density280/km² (730/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

9452^[1]

Dialing code0592

Nijlande is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Aa en Hunze, and lies about 6 km southeast of Assen. The area "Nijlande", which also includes the nearby countryside, has a population of around 60.

The hamlet was first mentioned in 1634 as Nyelande, and means "new land". Nijlande is an esdorp which developed on cultivated land as a satellite of Rolde.^[3] Nijlande was home to 51 people in 1840.^[4]

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Place name signs
Farm in Nijlande
Underpass in Nijlande

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 9452VA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
^ "Nijlande - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 April 2022.
^ "Nijlande". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 April 2022.