Nijensleek

Village in Drenthe, Netherlands
52°50′23″N 6°10′18″E / 52.83972°N 6.17167°E / 52.83972; 6.17167CountryNetherlandsProvinceDrentheMunicipalityWesterveldArea • Total10.92 km2 (4.22 sq mi)Elevation3.7 m (12.1 ft)Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total565 • Density52/km2 (130/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
8383[1]
Dialing code0521

Nijensleek is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Westerveld, and lies about 5 km north of Steenwijk.

The village was first mentioned in 1402 as Nyensleker bure, and means "new natural stream".[3] Nijensleek is a road village which developed in the Late Middle Ages as a peat excavation settlement.[4]

Nijensleek was home to 363 people in 1840.[5] In 1934, a Reformed Church was built as an aisleless church with ridge turret.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 8383EA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Nijensleek - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  4. ^ a b Ronald Stenvert (2001). Nijensleek (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9454 3. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Nijensleek". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 April 2022.
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