Nieuwe Niedorp

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The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Nieuwe Niedorp in the municipality of Niedorp.

Nieuwe Niedorp (West Frisian: Naaie Nierup) (52°44′N, 4°54′E) is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Niedorp, and lies about 9 km northeast of Heerhugowaard.

Nieuwe Niedorp was a separate municipality until 1970, when it merged with Oude Niedorp and Winkel.[1]

In 2007, the village of Nieuwe Niedorp had 3160 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.53 km², and contained 760 residences.[2] The statistical area "Nieuwe-Niedorp", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 3200.[3]

It has a remarkably leaning church tower.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. [1]
  2. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
  3. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of January 1, 2005.

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