Nijewier ( nl, Niawier) is a village in

Noardeast-Fryslân Noardeast-Fryslân is a municipality of Friesland in the northern Netherlands. It was established 1 January 2019 and consists of the former municipalities of Dongeradeel, Ferwerderadiel and Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland, all three of which dissol ...

in the province of

Friesland Friesland (, ; official fry, Fryslân ), historically and traditionally known as Frisia, is a province of the Netherlands located in the country's northern part. It is situated west of Groningen, northwest of Drenthe and Overijssel, north of ...

, the

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

. It had a population of around 366 in January 2017. Before 2019, the village was part of the Dongeradeel municipality.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1467 as Nyaweer, and means new ''

terp A ''terp'', also known as a ''wierde, woerd, warf, warft, werf, werve, wurt'' or ''værft'', is an artificial dwelling mound found on the North European Plain that has been created to provide safe ground during storm surges, high tides an ...

''. Nijewier is a ''

'' (artificial living mound) village with a square structure. The

Cistercian The Cistercians, () officially the Order of Cistercians ( la, (Sacer) Ordo Cisterciensis, abbreviated as OCist or SOCist), are a Catholic religious order of monks and nuns that branched off from the Benedictines and follow the Rule of Saint ...

monastery Sion was founded around 1100 and used to be located in the village. It was an outpost of Claercamp in

Rinsumageast Rinsumageast ( nl, Rinsumageest) is a village in the Dantumadiel municipality of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 965 in 2017. The village is locally called ''De Geest'' (Dutch) or ''De Geast''Gildemacher, Karel F. (2007). ...

and one of the richest monasteries of the region. It was demolished in 1580. The Dutch Reformed Church was built in 1668 as a replacement of its medieval predecessor and was restored in 1811. In 1840, Nijewier was home to 381 people. The village's official name was changed from Niawier to Nijewier in 2023.

Gallery

File:Woningen op de terp van Niawier.jpg, Houses on the terp File:Voormalige gereformeerde kerk van Niawier.jpg, Former Reformed church File:Overblijfsel van het Klooster Sion, tusschen Nijewier en Wetzens, 1847.png, Drawing of the former monastery Sion (1847) File:Nijewier AndersMinnes.JPG, Sculpture of

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Noardeast-Fryslân Populated places in Friesland {{Friesland-geo-stub