Nieuweschoot () is a village in
Heerenveen
Heerenveen (, ) is a town and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Friesland (Fryslân), in the Northern Netherlands. In 2021, the town had a population of 29,790 (1 January) while the m ...
in the province of
Friesland
Friesland ( ; ; official ), historically and traditionally known as Frisia (), named after the Frisians, is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands located in the country's northern part. It is situated west of Groningen (p ...
, the
Netherlands
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. It had a population of around 185 in January 2017.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1408 as Nye Schoten, and means corner of higher ground. Nieuw (new) has been added to distinguish between
Oudeschoot.
The Dutch Reformed church of the village date from the 14th century. In 1840, Nieuweschoot was home to 164 people.
Before 1934, Nieuweschoot was part of the
Schoterland municipality.
Gallery
File:Rika Zathe Nieuweschoot 510503.jpg, Farm Rika Zathe
File:Nieuweschoot bord.JPG, View on Nieuweschoot
References
External links
Populated places in Friesland
Heerenveen
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