Nieuweschoot

Nieuweschoot () is a village in Heerenveen in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 185 in January 2017.

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Settlement.name: Nieuweschoot
Settlement.native_name: Nijskoat
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: De Hervormde kerk van Nieuwschoot.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Nieuweschoot church
Settlement.image_flag: Nieuweschoot vlag.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Nijskoat wapen.svg
Settlement.image_map: Map NL It Hearrenfean Nijskoat.png
Settlement.map_caption: Location in the Heerenveen municipality
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize

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Nieuweschoot () is a village in Heerenveen in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 185 in January 2017.

==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. The Dutch Reformed church of the village date from the 14th century. In 1840, Nieuweschoot was home to 164 people.