Nijland
Sign in to saveAlso known as Nijlân
Nijland () is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1,000 in January 2017.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- municipality of the Netherlands
- Official name
- Nijlân
- Demonym
- Nijlander
- Country
- Netherlands
- Located in
- Friesland
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Image
- Nijland oost.jpg
Show 1 more fact
- Commons category
- Nijland
via Wikidata · CC0
~2 min read
Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- History
- Gallery
- References
- External links
Nijland () is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1,000 in January 2017.
The coat of arms depicts a pair of oxen linked by a chain, because according to legend a pair of oxen determined the location of the church, and so the village.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Nijland” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
On the map
2 mapped locations
Available in 8 languages
via Wikidata sitelinks · CC0