Nijensleek
Nijensleek | ||
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Village | ||
Postal code 8383[1] | ||
| Dialing code | 0521 | |
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.
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
- ^ 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.
- ^ ISBN 90 400 9454 3. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ "Nijensleek". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 April 2022.
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