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".
- Village with about 460 residents
- …is also known as “Nyegea”
- Description: village in Smallingerland, Netherlands
- Postal code: 9217
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Nijega
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Latitude
53.14007° or 53° 8′ 24″ north
Longitude
6.03134° or 6° 1′ 53″ east
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.
NyegeaCatalan
NijegaCebuano
NijegaDutch
NijegeaDutch
NyegeaDutch
NyegeaIrish
NijegaLadin
NijegaLuxembourgish
NijegaMin Nan Chinese
نیجگاPersian
نیهخاPersian
НейегаRussian
НеєгаUkrainian
NyegeaWestern Frisian
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