Nieuwe Niedorp

Nieuwe Niedorp
Town

Coat of arms

The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Nieuwe Niedorp in the former municipality of Niedorp.
Coordinates: 52°44′29″N 4°54′2″E / 52.74139°N 4.90056°ECoordinates: 52°44′29″N 4°54′2″E / 52.74139°N 4.90056°E
Country Netherlands
Province North Holland
Municipality Hollands Kroon
Population
  Total 3,160
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 1733
Dialing code 0226

Nieuwe Niedorp (West Frisian: Naaie Nierup) is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Hollands Kroon, and lies about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) 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.

Famous Inhabitants

References

  1. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006.
  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 1 January 2005.

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