Nijland

Nijland
Nijlân
Village
St Nicholas Church

Flag

Coat of arms

Location in the former Wymbritseradiel municipality
Nijland
Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates: Coordinates: 53°3′3″N 5°33′20″E / 53.05083°N 5.55556°E / 53.05083; 5.55556
Country Netherlands Netherlands
Province Friesland Friesland
Municipality Súdwest-Fryslân Súdwest-Fryslân
Population (2017)
  Total 1,000
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 8771
Dialing code 0515

Nijland (West Frisian: Nijlân) is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1,000 in January 2017.[1]

The coat of arms depicts a pair of oxen linked by a chain, because according to legend a pair of oxen determined the location of the church, and so the village.

History

Before 2011, the village was part of the Wymbritseradiel municipality.

References

Media related to Nijland at Wikimedia Commons


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