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Nieuwehorne

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Nieuwehorne

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Also known as Nijhoarne

Nieuwehorne () is a village in Heerenveen in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1,450 in January 2017.

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Place details

Locality
Nieuwehorne
Region
Fryslân
Country
Nederland
Population
1,450
Timezone
Europe/Amsterdam

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Key facts

Settlement.postal_code
8414
Settlement.name
Nieuwehorne
Settlement.native_name
Nijhoarne
Settlement.settlement_type
Village
Settlement.image_skyline
Nieuwehorne 21187.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Nieuwehorne church
Settlement.image_map
Map NL It Hearrenfean Nijhoarne.png
Settlement.map_caption
Location in the Heerenveen municipality
Settlement.pushpin_map
Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
left
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Friesland
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Heerenveen

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Wikidata facts

Located in
Heerenveen
Time zone
UTC+01:00
Image
Nieuwehorne 21187.jpg
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Commons category
Nieuwehorne
postal code
8414
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Encyclopedic overview

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Nieuwehorne () is a village in Heerenveen in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1,450 in January 2017.

==History== The village was first mentioned in 1315 as Hoerne cum duabus capellis, and means "the new corner of the river". Nieuw (new) has been added to distinguish from Oudehorne. The village developed at an intersection of roads. The Dutch Reformed church dates from 1778 and was restored around 1850. In 1840, Nieuwehorne was home to 293 people.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Nieuwehorne” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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