Nieuweschoot (West Frisian: Nijskoat) is a village in Heerenveen in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 185 in January 2017.[3]

Nieuweschoot Nijskoat
Village
Nieuweschoot church
Flag Coat of arms
Location in the Heerenveen municipality
Nieuweschoot Location in the Netherlands Show map of Friesland Nieuweschoot Nieuweschoot (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands
Coordinates:
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Municipality	Heerenveen
Area [1]
• Total	3.47 km2 (1.34 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	0.5 m (1.6 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	185
• Density	53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Postal code	8445[1]
Dialing code	0513

History

The village was first mentioned in 1408 as Nye Schoten, and means corner of higher ground. Nieuw (new) has been added to distinguish between Oudeschoot.[4] The Dutch Reformed church of the village date from the 14th century. In 1840, Nieuweschoot was home to 164 people.[5]

Before 1934, Nieuweschoot was part of the Schoterland municipality.[5]

Gallery

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  Farm Rika Zathe
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  View on Nieuweschoot

References

External links

Media related to Nieuweschoot at Wikimedia Commons

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