Nijehaske is a village in

De Fryske Marren De Fryske Marren () is a municipality of Friesland in the northern Netherlands. It was established 1 January 2014 and consists of the former municipalities of Gaasterlân-Sleat, Lemsterland, Skarsterlân and parts of Boarnsterhim, all four of whi ...

municipality, west of

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

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. It had a population of around 55 in 2017. In 1934, most of Nijehaske was transferred to Heerenveen and has become a neighbourhood.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1496 as Nya Hascha, and has Nije (new) to distinguish from

Oudehaske Oudehaske () is a village in De Fryske Marren in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1980 in 2017. History The village was first mentioned in 1315 as Hasca. Haske is probably a type of grass. Oude (old) has b ...

. Haske is probably a type of grass. Nijehaske is a northern settlement of Oudehaske, and was a 16th-century

peat Peat is an accumulation of partially Decomposition, decayed vegetation or organic matter. It is unique to natural areas called peatlands, bogs, mires, Moorland, moors, or muskegs. ''Sphagnum'' moss, also called peat moss, is one of the most ...

excavation project. The Dutch Reformed Church was built in 1775, but has been transferred to Heerenveen. In 1840, it was home to 1,105 people. Before 2014, Goingarijp was part of the

Skarsterlân Skarsterlân (; ) is a former municipality in the province of Friesland in the Netherlands. The municipality was created 1 January 1984 by merging the municipalities of Doniawerstal and Haskerland, the part of Utingeradeel consisting of the vil ...

municipality and before 1984 it was part of Haskerland.

Gallery

File:Exterieur - Nijehaske - 20166302 - RCE.jpg , Church at Nijehaske File:Aanzicht - Nijehaske - 20166305 - RCE.jpg, Farm in Nijehaske

References

External links

De Fryske Marren Heerenveen Populated places in Friesland {{Friesland-geo-stub