Nieuwland is a village in the

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province of

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. It is a part of the municipality of

Vijfheerenlanden Vijfheerenlanden (), literally "lands of five Lords", is a municipality in the province of Utrecht in the Netherlands. The municipality was created on 1 January 2019 through the merger of the former municipalities of Vianen (Utrecht), Leerdam and ...

, and lies about 8 km north of

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. Nieuwland was a separate municipality in the province of

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between 1817 and 1986, when it became part of

Zederik Zederik () is a former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covered an area of of which is water. It had a population of in . The municipality of Zederik was formed on January 1, 1986, thr ...

. When Zederik merged into the new municipality Vijfheerenlanden in 2019, it became a part of the province of Utrecht.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1320 as Nuwelant, and means new land (

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). Nieuwland was a stretched out cultivation concession. A church was built near the Geer Vliet. The tower of the Protestant Church dates from the 14th century. The church was extensively restored between 1955 and 1957. In 1840, Nieuwland was home to 245 people.

Gallery

File:De Zijlkade, gezien nog dicht bij Nieuwland in de gemeente Zederik.jpg, Street view File:Nieuwland RM Smalzijde 24.jpg, Farm in Nieuwland File:Nieuwland Smalzijde 13.jpg, House in Nieuwland Image:Nieuwland 1868.png, Map of the former municipality in 1868

References

Former municipalities of South Holland Populated places in Utrecht (province) Vijfheerenlanden {{Utrecht-geo-stub