Nijetrijne ( fry, Nijetrine) is a small village in

Weststellingwerf Weststellingwerf (; Stellingwarfs: or ) 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 ...

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 ...

, with a population of around 113 as of 2017. There are three

windmill A windmill is a structure that converts wind power into rotational energy using vanes called windmill sail, sails or blades, specifically to mill (grinding), mill grain (gristmills), but the term is also extended to windpumps, wind turbines, and ...

s in the village;

De Reiger de Reiger and variant forms Reiger, Reigers, and De Reijger is a Dutch surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Kerreen Reiger (born 1946), Australian academic, sociologist and author *Margie Reiger, silent movie actress Reiger or de R ...

, De Rietvink, and a

tjasker The tjasker (West Frisian: , German: ) is a small type of windmill used solely for drainage purposes. It is distinctive for its simple construction, featuring only a single inclined shaft that carries the sails on one end and an Archimedes' screw o ...

, the Boktjasker.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1320 as Nienwestrinde, and means "new border line". Nije (new) has been added to distinguish from

Oldetrijne Oldetrijne ( fry, Aldetrine) is a village in Weststellingwerf in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 210 in 2017. The village was first mentioned in 1320 as Ostrinde, and means "old border line". Olde (old) ha ...

. The Dutch Reformed dates from 1919. Nijetrijne was home to 120 in 1840.

Gallery

File:Rottige Meente 01.JPG, Sluice in Nijetrijne File:Nijetrijne Jonkersvaart 2006.jpg, Jonkersvaart File:Veendershut - Nijetrijne - 20525186 - RCE.jpg, Peat excavator's hut (1946)

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Geography of Weststellingwerf Populated places in Friesland {{Friesland-geo-stub