Nijeveen

Nijeveen
Village
Nijeveen

Church: de Nederlands Hervormde kerk
Coordinates: 52°43′58″N 6°10′3″E / 52.73278°N 6.16750°E / 52.73278; 6.16750
Country Netherlands
Province Drenthe
Municipality Meppel
Area
  Total 25 km2 (10 sq mi)
Population (2008) 3,880
Windmill De Sterrenberg in Nijeveen

Nijeveen is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Meppel, and lies about 5 km northwest of Meppel.

Nijeveen was a separate municipality until 1998, when it was amalgamated with Meppel.[1] Since 1976 there is a German windmill named De Sterrenberg which is the only one in all Netherlands with the cap winded by a fantail.

In 2008, Nijeveen had 3880 inhabitants.

References

  1. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 20, 2007. Retrieved December 3, 2009.
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Coordinates: 52°44′N 6°10′E / 52.733°N 6.167°E / 52.733; 6.167

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