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Nijeberkoop (; fry, Nijeberkeap) is a 
village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...
consisting of about 270 inhabitants in the municipality of Ooststellingwerf
Ooststellingwerf (; Stellingwarfs: ) is a municipality in the province of Friesland in the northern Netherlands.
It is one of the municipalities of Friesland where the spoken language is not West Frisian; instead, Stellingwerfs, a dialect of Dutc ...
in 2017 in the east 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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The village was first mentioned in 1320 as Oostbrocop, Westbrocop. It used to be two hamlets. Nije (new) was added to distinguish between Oldeberkoop
Oldeberkoop (; fry, Aldeberkeap) is a village consisting of about 1,580 inhabitants in the municipality of Ooststellingwerf in the east of Friesland, the Netherlands.
History
The village was first mentioned between 1232 and 1233 as apud Brokope ...
. The etymology of -berkoop is unclear. Nijeberkoop developed in the 13th century as a linear settlement
A linear settlement is a (normally small to medium-sized) settlement or group of buildings that is formed in a long line. Many of these settlements are formed along a transport route, such as a road, river, or canal. Others form due to physical re ...
. In 1826, the church was demolished and only the bell tower remained. Nijeberkoop was home to 142 people in 1840.
References
Geography of Ooststellingwerf Populated places in Friesland {{Friesland-geo-stub