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Niezijl
Sign in to saveNiezijl (; ), historically Bomsterzijl (probably from , meaning 'low, water-enclosed piece of land'), is a village in the municipality of Westerkwartier in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands. The village is located between Grijpskerk and Zuidhorn on the N355, the trunk highway from Leeuwarden to Groningen. As of 2021, Niezijl had a population of 420. The village is intersected by two canals, the Niezijlsterdiep and the .
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- Locality
- Niezijl
- Region
- Groningen
- Country
- Nederland
- Population
- 410
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- Netherlands
- Located in
- Westerkwartier
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
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- 9842
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Niezijl (; ), historically Bomsterzijl (probably from , meaning 'low, water-enclosed piece of land'), is a village in the municipality of Westerkwartier in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands. The village is located between Grijpskerk and Zuidhorn on the N355, the trunk highway from Leeuwarden to Groningen. As of 2021, Niezijl had a population of 420. The village is intersected by two canals, the Niezijlsterdiep and the .
The village originally belonged to the in the parish Grijpskerk. It got its own church in 1651 and has been an independent church ever since. South of the village, on the Van Starkenborgh Canal, is a restored polder mill, the .
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