Nieuweschoot ( fry, Nijskoat) is a village in
Heerenveen 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 ...
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Netherlands
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. It had a population of around 185 in January 2017.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1408 as Nye Schoten, and means corner of higher ground. Nieuw (new) has been added to distinguish between
Oudeschoot
Oudeschoot ( fry, Aldskoat) is a village in Heerenveen in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1,580 in January 2017.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1299 as van Scoeten. The name means "corner of hi ...
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The Dutch Reformed church of the village date from the 14th century. In 1840, Nieuweschoot was home to 164 people.
Before 1934, Nieuweschoot was part of the
Schoterland municipality.
Gallery
File:Rika Zathe Nieuweschoot 510503.jpg, Farm Rika Zathe
File:Nieuweschoot bord.JPG, View on Nieuweschoot
References
External links
Populated places in Friesland
Heerenveen
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