Nieuwehorne (West Frisian: Nijhoarne) is a village in Heerenveen in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1,450 in January 2017.[3]
History
The village was first mentioned in 1315 as Hoerne cum duabus capellis, and means "the new corner of the river". Nieuw (new) has been added to distinguish from Oudehorne.[4] The village developed at an intersection of roads. The Dutch Reformed church dates from 1778 and was restored around 1850.[5] In 1840, Nieuwehorne was home to 293 people.[6]
On the night of 13 to 14 September 1942, an Avro Lancaster of the Royal Air Force carrying a crew of 7 crashed near Nieuwehorne. The crew is buried on the local cemetery and in 1992, a monument was revealed.[7]
Before 1934, Nieuwehorne was part of the Schoterland municipality.[6]
Gallery
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Farm in Nieuwehorne -
Statue of a man with a flail -
Locks at Nieuwehorne -
Lancaster monument
References
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 8414KA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS Statline
- ^ "Nieuwehorne - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Nieuwehorne" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9476 4. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Nieuwehorne". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ "Lancaster Memorial 1942-1992". Traces of war (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.
External links
Media related to Nieuwehorne at Wikimedia Commons
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