Niezijl

Niezijl (; ), historically Bomsterzijl (probably from , meaning 'low, water-enclosed piece of land'), is a village in the municipality of Westerkwartier in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands. The village is located between Grijpskerk and Zuidhorn on the N355, the trunk highway from Leeuwarden to Groningen. As of 2021, Niezijl had a population of 420. The village is intersected by two canals, the Niezijlsterdiep and the .

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Within Vinony's link graph, Niezijl is referenced by 53 other articles, and connects out to Netherlands, YouTube and time zone.

It sits within the topics Populated places in Groningen (province) and Westerkwartier (municipality).

Its subject is documented across 7 Wikipedia language editions.

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Place details

Locality: Niezijl
Region: Groningen
Country: Nederland
Population: 410

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Country: Netherlands
Located in: Westerkwartier
Time zone: UTC+01:00

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postal code: 9842
Commons category: Niezijl

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The village originally belonged to the in the parish Grijpskerk. It got its own church in 1651 and has been an independent church ever since. South of the village, on the Van Starkenborgh Canal, is a restored polder mill, the .

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Niezijl” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.