Nijeholtpade
Village in Friesland, Netherlands
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Nijeholtpade (West Frisian: Nijeholtpea) is a village in Weststellingwerf in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 485 in 2017.[3]
Nijeholtpade | |
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Village | |
Nicolas Church | |
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 Location in Weststellingwerf municipality | |
  Nijeholtpade Location in the Netherlands  Nijeholtpade Nijeholtpade (Netherlands) | |
| Country |  Netherlands |
| Province |  Friesland |
| Municipality |  Weststellingwerf |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.65 km2 (3.34 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1.9 m (6.2 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 495 |
| • Density | 57.2/km2 (148/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 8475[1] |
| Dialing code | 0561 |
The village was first mentioned in 1399 as Nyeholepat, which means "new low-lying path". Nije (new) has been added to distinguish from Oldeholtpade.[4][5]
The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1525 and has a bell tower. The church was a replacement of a wooden church.[6]
Nijeholtpade was home to 150 people in 1840.[6]
