Nijeholtpade () is a village in

Weststellingwerf Weststellingwerf (; Stellingwarfs: or ) is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the province of Friesland in the northern Netherlands. It borders both Drenthe and Overijssel. It is one of the municipalities of Friesland where the s ...

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 , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...

. It had a population of around 485 in 2017. The village was first mentioned in 1399 as Nyeholepat, which means "new low-lying path". Nije (new) has been added to distinguish from

Oldeholtpade Oldeholtpade () is a village in Weststellingwerf in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1,020 in 2017. The village was first mentioned in 1204 as "Holenpathe juxta Liennam1", and means "old low-lying path". Ol ...

. The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1525 and has a bell tower. The church was a replacement of a wooden church. Nijeholtpade was home to 150 people in 1840.

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Geography of Weststellingwerf Populated places in Friesland {{Friesland-geo-stub