Nijensleek is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Westerveld, and lies about 5 km north of Steenwijk.
Nijensleek | |
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Village | |
 Farm in Nijensleek | |
 The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Nijensleek in the municipality of Westerveld. | |
  Nijensleek Location in the Netherlands  Nijensleek Nijensleek (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 52°50′23″N 6°10′18″E / 52.83972°N 6.17167°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Drenthe |
| Municipality | Westerveld |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.92 km2 (4.22 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3.7 m (12.1 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 565 |
| • Density | 52/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 8383[1] |
| Dialing code | 0521 |
The village was first mentioned in 1402 as Nyensleker bure, and means "new natural stream".[3] Nijensleek is a road village which developed in the Late Middle Ages as a peat excavation settlement.[4]
Nijensleek was home to 363 people in 1840.[5] In 1934, a Reformed Church was built as an aisleless church with ridge turret.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 8383EA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ "Nijensleek - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ a b Ronald Stenvert (2001). Nijensleek (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9454 3. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ "Nijensleek". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 April 2022.
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