Nieuwehorne ( fry, Nijhoarne) is a village in
Heerenveen
Heerenveen (, fry, It Hearrenfean ) is a town and municipality in the province of Friesland (Fryslân), in the Northern Netherlands. In 2021, the town had a population of 29,790 (1 January) while the municipality had a population 50,859 (1 July). ...
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
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. It had a population of around 1,450 in January 2017.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1315 as Hoerne cum duabus capellis, and means "the new corner of the river". Nieuw (new) has been added to distinguish from
Oudehorne
Oudehorne ( fry, Aldehoarne) is a village in Heerenveen in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 835 in January 2017.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1315 as Hoerna cum duabus capellis, and means "cor ...
. The village developed at an intersection of roads. The Dutch Reformed church dates from 1778 and was restored around 1850.
In 1840, Nieuwehorne was home to 293 people.
On the night of 13 to 14 September 1942, an
Avro Lancaster
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of the
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's air and space force. It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, becoming the first independent air force in the world, by regrouping the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and ...
carrying a crew of 7 crashed near Nieuwehorne. The crew is buried on the local cemetery and in 1992, a monument was revealed.
Before 1934, Nieuwehorne was part of the
Schoterland municipality.
Gallery
File:Nieuwehorne 21186.jpg, Farm in Nieuwehorne
File:It flaeijelmantsje.jpg, Statue of a man with a flail
A flail is an agricultural tool used for threshing, the process of separating grains from their husks.
It is usually made from two or more large sticks attached by a short chain; one stick is held and swung, causing the other (the swipple) to st ...
File:Tjonger - sluis 1 - 2014 - 0001.JPG, Locks at Nieuwehorne
File:Erehof Nieuwehorne- Lancastermonument - detail.JPG, Lancaster monument
References
External links
Populated places in Friesland
Heerenveen
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