Niehove (old name: Suxwort) is a village in the municipality of Westerkwartier in Groningen, Netherlands. The village was located on the island of in the former Lauwerszee from 800 until 1500. It is a terp (artificial living hill) village with two ring roads and the church in the middle. The village is a protected site. In 2019, Elsevier Weekblad named Niehove the most beautiful village of the Netherlands.
Niehove (old name: Suxwort) is a village in the municipality of Westerkwartier in Groningen, Netherlands. The village was located on the island of in the former Lauwerszee from 800 until 1500. It is a terp (artificial living hill) village with two ring roads and the church in the middle. The village is a protected site. In 2019, Elsevier Weekblad named Niehove the most beautiful village of the Netherlands.
==History== Niehove has been permanently inhabited since at least the 2nd century BC. It used to be known as Suxwort. It is a terp (artificial living hill) village with a radial structure. The church is located in the middle at a height of . There are two ring roads around the terp, and the houses and farms were built along the roads. Paths run down the hill like spokes in a wheel.
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