Nijeberkoop

Village in Friesland, Netherlands

Nijeberkoop Nijeberkeap
Village
Nijeberkoop Cemetery
Location in Ooststellingwerf municipality
52°57′33″N 6°11′26″E / 52.95917°N 6.19056°E / 52.95917; 6.19056
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Municipality	Ooststellingwerf
Area ^[1]
• Total	12.19 km² (4.71 sq mi)
Elevation ^[2]	4 m (13 ft)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Total	275
• Density	23/km² (58/sq mi)
Postal code	8422^[1]
Dialing code	0516

Nijeberkoop (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌnɛiəbərˈkoːp]; West Frisian: Nijeberkeap) is a village consisting of about 270 inhabitants in the municipality of Ooststellingwerf in 2017^[3] in the east of Friesland, the Netherlands.

The village was first mentioned in 1320 as Oostbrocop, Westbrocop. It used to be two hamlets. Nije (new) was added to distinguish between Oldeberkoop.^[4] The etymology of -berkoop is unclear.^[5] Nijeberkoop developed in the 13th century as a linear settlement.^[6]^[7] In 1826, the church was demolished and only the bell tower remained.^[6] Nijeberkoop was home to 142 people in 1840.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 8422DE". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
^ Villages Archived 2017-09-28 at the Wayback Machine - Ooststellingwerf Municipality (in Dutch)
^ "Nijeberkoop - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 April 2022.
^ "Oldeberkoop - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Oldeberkoopo" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9476 4. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Nijeberkoop". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 April 2022.