Nijehaske is a village in

De Fryske Marren De Fryske Marren ( nl, De Friese Meren) is a municipality of Friesland in the northern Netherlands. It was established 1 January 2014 and consists of the former municipalities of Gaasterlân-Sleat, Lemsterland, Skarsterlân and parts of Boarnste ...

municipality, west of

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 ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

. It had a population of around 55 in 2017. In 1934, most of Nijehaske was transferred to Heerenveen and has become a neighbourhood.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1496 as Nya Hascha, and has Nije (new) to distinguish from

Oudehaske Oudehaske ( fry, Aldehaske) is a village in De Fryske Marren in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1980 in 2017. History The village was first mentioned in 1315 as Hasca. Haske is probably a type of grass. O ...

. Haske is probably a type of grass. Nijehaske is a northern settlement of Oudehaske, and was a 16th-century

peat Peat (), also known as turf (), is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation or organic matter. It is unique to natural areas called peatlands, bogs, mires, moors, or muskegs. The peatland ecosystem covers and is the most efficient ...

excavation project. The Dutch Reformed Church was built in 1775, but has been transferred to Heerenveen. In 1840, it was home to 1,105 people. Before 2014, Goingarijp was part of the

Skarsterlân Skarsterlân (; nl, Scharsterland ) is a former municipality in the province of Friesland in the Netherlands. The municipality was created 1 January 1984 by merging the municipalities of Doniawerstal and Haskerland, the part of Utingeradeel con ...

municipality and before 1984 it was part of Haskerland.

Gallery

File:Exterieur - Nijehaske - 20166302 - RCE.jpg , Church at Nijehaske File:Aanzicht - Nijehaske - 20166305 - RCE.jpg, Farm in Nijehaske

References

External links

De Fryske Marren Heerenveen Populated places in Friesland {{Friesland-geo-stub