Nijeholtpade (West Frisian: Nijeholtpea) is a village in Weststellingwerf in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 485 in 2017.[3]
The village was first mentioned in 1399 as Nyeholepat, which means “new low-lying path”. Nije (new) has been added to distinguish from Oldeholtpade.[4][5]
The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1525 and has a bell tower. The church was a replacement of a wooden church.[6]
Nijeholtpade was home to 150 people in 1840.[6]
References
- ^ a b c “Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021”. Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ “Postcodetool for 8475CA”. Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ Villages – Weststellingwerf municipality (in Dutch)
- ^ “Nijeholtpade – (geografische naam)”. Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ “Oldeholtpade – (geografische naam)”. Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ a b “Nijeholtpade”. Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
External links
Media related to Nijeholtpade at Wikimedia Commons