Nieuwaal
Village in Gelderland, Netherlands
51°48′36″N 5°10′42″E / 51.81000°N 5.17833°E / 51.81000; 5.17833[1]
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(1 January 2010)[1]
5311 & 5315[1]
Nieuwaal is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Zaltbommel, and lies about 14 km east of Gorinchem.
It was first mentioned in 1146 as Nivelen, and either means "settlement near low-lying land" or "new house". The popular explanation Nieuw Waal (New Waal) is incorrect.[3] In 1840, it was home to 326 people.[4]
Gallery
- Cows near Nieuwaal
- Restored Reformed Church
References
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
Overlap with Gameren. 5313 is the village proper
- ^ "Postcodetool for 5313AJ". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ "Nieuwaal - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ "Nieuwaal". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 March 2022.
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