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Nijeveen

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Nijeveen is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Meppel, and lies about 5 km northwest of Meppel.

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Place details

Locality
Meppel
Region
Drenthe
Country
Nederland
Population
0

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Nijeveen
Settlement.settlement_type
Village
Settlement.image_skyline
Nijeveen, Nederlands Hervormde kerk foto6 2011-05-21 13.17.JPG
Settlement.image_caption
Dutch Reformed church
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Nijeveen wapen.svg
Settlement.image_flag
Nijeveen vlag.svg <!--
Settlement.image_map
LocatieMeppel.png -->
Settlement.pushpin_map
Netherlands Drenthe#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
right
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location of the village in the province of Drenthe
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Drenthe
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Meppel
Settlement.elevation_m
0.9

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Nijeveen is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Meppel, and lies about 5&nbsp;km northwest of Meppel.

== History == The village was first mentioned in 1310 as "in Hesselrevene", and means "new bog". Nijeveen is a road village which started as a peat excavation settlement.

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

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