Nieuwer-Ter-Aa (Dutch: Nieuwer Ter Aa) is a village in the
Dutch province of
Utrecht (province)
Utrecht (), officially the Province of Utrecht (), is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands. It is located in the centre of the country, bordering the Eemmeer in the north-east, the province of Gelderland in the east and ...
. It is a part of the municipality of
Stichtse Vecht
Stichtse Vecht is a list of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality of the Netherlands and lies in the northwestern part of the Utrecht (province), province of Utrecht.
The municipality has about 63,000 inhabitants and covers an area of a ...
, and lies about 13 km northwest of
Utrecht
Utrecht ( ; ; ) is the List of cities in the Netherlands by province, fourth-largest city of the Netherlands, as well as the capital and the most populous city of the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Utrecht (province), Utrecht. The ...
.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1556 as Aade, and refers to the Aa River which is a tributary of the
Angstel River. Nieuw (new) has been added to distinguish from
Oud-Aa. Nieuwer-Ter-Aa developed along the river which was the main route from Amsterdam to Utrecht. The river became obsolete after the was dug, and dammed near the church in 1527.
Castle Ter Aa was located near the village, and was first described in 1106. The castle was destroyed by the French in 1673. In 1696, the estate Quackenburg was built in its place and was demolished in 1902. There are now residential houses at the site. The tower of the Dutch Reformed Church dates from around 1400. The church in the late-15th century as a replacement of a 12th century church. It was restored in 1956.
In 1840, Nieuwer-Ter-Aa was home to 189 people spread over the municipalities
Ruwiel and
Loenersloot.
The Oukoper Molen is a polder mill from 1644 which remove excess water from the polder. The wind mill was rebuilt in 1839 and served until 1961 when a Diesel powered pumping station rendered it obsolete.
Gallery
File:Overzicht - Nieuwersluis - 20363882 - RCE.jpg, Oukoper Molen
File:Aan het eind van het Honderdsche Laantje in Nieuwer Ter Aa.jpg, Farms in Nieuwer-Ter-Aa
File:Het riviertje de Aa even voor Nieuwer Ter Aa.jpg, River Aa
File:Nieuwer Ter Aa - Wilhelminastraat 3 - Pastorie.jpg, Clergy house
References
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Populated places in Utrecht (province)
Stichtse Vecht