Nijewier

Also known as Niawier

Nijewier () is a village in Noardeast-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 366 in January 2017. Before 2019, the village was part of the Dongeradeel municipality.

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Settlement.name: Nijewier
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: Nijewier Herfoarme Tsjerke.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Church of Nijewier, built in 1678
Settlement.image_flag: Nijewier vlag.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Nijewier wapen.svg
Settlement.image_map: Map NL Dongeradiel Nijewier.png
Settlement.map_caption: Location in the former Dongeradeel municipality
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption

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== History == The village was first mentioned in 1467 as Nyaweer, and means new terp. Nijewier is a terp (artificial living mound) village with a square structure. The Cistercian monastery Sion was founded around 1100 and used to be located in the village. It was an outpost of Claercamp in Rinsumageast and one of the richest monasteries of the region. It was demolished in 1580.