Nieuwland
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Nieuwland is the name of several Dutch villages:
- Nieuwland (Zederik) in South Holland
- Nieuwland (Schiedam), a neighbourhood of Schiedam, in South Holland
- Nieuwland (Brielle), a neighbourhood of Brielle, in South Holland
- Nieuwland (Amersfoort), a neighbourhood of Amersfoort, in Utrecht
- Nieuwland (Zeeland) in the province of Zeeland, now part of Nieuw- en Sint Joosland
- Former name of Vierpolders, in South Holland.
Nieuwland is also a surname:
- Julius Nieuwland, the Holy Cross priest who invented synthetic rubber.