Nieuwveen
Nieuwveen | |
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Town | |
 Dorpsstraat | |
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 The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Nieuwveen in the municipality of Liemeer. | |
| Coordinates: 52°11′40″N 4°45′25″E / 52.19444°N 4.75694°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | South Holland |
| Municipality | Nieuwkoop |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 3,970 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Nieuwveen is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland, located close to the border of province North Holland, about 35 kilometers (22 miles) southwest of the city of Amsterdam. It is a part of the municipality of Nieuwkoop (until 2007: Liemeer), and lies about 9 kilometers (6 miles) northeast of Alphen aan den Rijn.
In 2001, the town of Nieuwveen had 2806 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.73 km², and contained 931 residences.[1] The statistical area "Nieuwveen", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 3630.[2]
Zevenhoven was added to the municipality of Nieuwveen in 1991, and the municipality was renamed Liemeer in 1994.[3] The Jostiband Orchestra was founded here.
References
[edit]- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of 1 January 2005.
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
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