Nij Altoenae ( fry, Nij Altena;

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: ''Nij Altoenae'') is a village in

Waadhoeke Waadhoeke is a municipality of Friesland in the northern Netherlands. It was established 1 January 2018 and consists of the former municipalities of Franekeradeel, het Bildt, Menameradiel and parts of Littenseradiel, all four of which were ...

municipality in the province of

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, the

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. It had a population of around 300 in January 2017.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1958 as Nij-Altoenae. Nij (new) was added to distinguish between Altoenae. Altoenae was the former name of

Sint Annaparochie Sint Annaparochie ( West Frisian and Bildts: ''Sint-Anne'') is a village in the municipality of Waadhoeke in Friesland, Netherlands. It lies approximately northwest of Leeuwarden and had approximately 4,830 inhabitants in 2021. The village is nam ...

which was named after the estate near Delft, the neighbourhood where Dirk Oem van Wijngaarden, one of the first settlers, grew up. The village used to be call 't Wegje and had the status of a

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. The Reformed Church was built in 1918. In 1928, a new church was built in a different location. The old church was sold, and is nowadays used as a shed. The new church was renovated in 2012. In 2006, Nij Altoenae became a village. Until 2018, the village was part of

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municipality.

Gallery

File:Nij Altoenae, Tsjerke tusken de Diken.jpg, Church between the dikes

References

External links

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website about Altena
Waadhoeke Populated places in Friesland {{Friesland-geo-stub