Nijega
Nijega is a village in Smallingerland municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 461 in January 2017. The village was first mentioned in 1412 as Nyegae, and means "new village".
- Type: Village with 461 residents
- Description: village in Smallingerland, Netherlands
- Also known as: “Nijegea”
- Postal code: 9217
Places in the Area
Nearby places include De Tike and Opeinde.
De Tike
Village
Oudega
Village
Photo: Wester, Public domain.Nijega
- Categories: cadastral populated place in the Netherlands and locality
- Location: Smallingerland Municipality, Friesland, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
53.14007° or 53° 8′ 24″ north
Longitude
6.03134° or 6° 1′ 53″ east
Population
461
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
UN/LOCODE
NL NGA
Open location code
9F5842RJ+2G
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Western Frisian—“Nijega” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Nyegea”
- Cebuano: “Nijega”
- Dutch: “Nijega”
- French: “Nijega”
- Irish: “Nyegea”
- Ladin: “Nijega”
- Luxembourgish: “Nijega”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Nijega”
- Persian: “نیجگا”
- Persian: “نیهخا”
- Russian: “Нейега”
- Ukrainian: “Неєга”
- Western Frisian: “Nyegea”
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Places to explore: Middelburen and Wierren.
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Highlights: Op’e Jister and Haven Nijega.
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