Nieuwland, Kortland, en 's-Graveland
Nieuwland, Kortland, en 's-Graveland (often abbreviated to "Nieuwland c.a.") is a former municipality in the Dutch province of South Holland. It was located on three sides of the city of Schiedam. The municipality existed between 1817 and 1855.[1]
The municipality consisted of three polders: Kortland, west of Schiedam; Nieuwland, north of the city; and 's-Graveland, northeast of the city. Nieuwland is now the name of a neighbourhood of Schiedam, located in the former municipality.
According to the 19th-century historian A.J. van der Aa,[2] Nieuwland c.a. had about 330 inhabitants.
References
- Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006.
- Abraham Jacob van der Aa, "Aardrijkskundig woordenboek der Nederlanden", vol. 8 (N/O), 1846..
External links
- J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Schiedam". Map of Schiedam in 1868, which shows the three polders of the former municipality Nieuwland c.a.
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