Nieuwe Niedorp

Nieuwe Niedorp
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Coat of arms
The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Nieuwe Niedorp in the municipality of Niedorp.
Coordinates: 52°44′29″N 4°54′2″E / 52.74139°N 4.90056°E / 52.74139; 4.90056Coordinates: 52°44′29″N 4°54′2″E / 52.74139°N 4.90056°E / 52.74139; 4.90056
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Holland
Municipality	Niedorp
Population
– Total	3,160
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	1733
Dialing code	0226

Nieuwe Niedorp (West Frisian: Naaie Nierup) is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Niedorp, and lies about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) northeast of Heerhugowaard.

Nieuwe Niedorp was a separate municipality until 1970, when it merged with Oude Niedorp and Winkel.^[1]

In 2007, the village of Nieuwe Niedorp had 3160 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.53 km², and contained 760 residences.^[2] The statistical area "Nieuwe-Niedorp", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 3200.^[3]

It has a remarkably leaning church tower.

Famous Inhabitants

• Dirck Rembrantsz van Nierop 1610-1682
• Pieter Rembrantsz van Nierop 1658-1708

References

1. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. [1]
2. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
3. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of 1 January 2005.

See also

• Zeeuws spek

External links

• J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Nieuwe-Niedorp". Map of the former municipality in 1868.