Nijeveen | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Drenthe#Netherlands |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the village in the province of Drenthe |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Drenthe |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Meppel |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 0.9 |
Area Total Km2: | 24.91 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 3,960 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 7948 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 0522 |
Coordinates: | 52.7328°N 6.1675°W |
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.
The village was first mentioned in 1310 as "in Hesselrevene", and means "new bog".[3] Nijeveen is a road village which started as a peat excavation settlement.[4]
In 1477, a piece of land was purchased by the farmers in the centre of the hamlet to build a church and clergy house.[3] The church was enlarged in 1627 and the 18th century. The tower dates shortly after 1477, but has a date of 1683 when it is probably restored or rebuilt.[4]
Nijeveen was home to 390 people in 1840.[5]
Since 1976 there is a German windmill named De Sterrenberg which has a cap winded by a fantail.[4] Nijeveen was a separate municipality until 1998, when it was amalgamated with Meppel.[6]