Nieuwveen
Coordinates: 52°11′40″N 4°45′25″E / 52.19444°N 4.75694°E / 52.19444; 4.75694
Country	Netherlands
Province	Zuid-Holland
Municipality	Nieuwkoop
Population (2004)	3,970

The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Nieuwveen in the municipality of Liemeer.

Nieuwveen (52°12′N 4°45′E / 52.2°N 4.75°E / 52.2; 4.75) is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Nieuwkoop (until 2007: Liemeer), and lies about 9 km northeast of Alphen aan den Rijn.

In 2001, the town of Nieuwveen had 2806 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.73 km², and contained 931 residences.^[1] The statistical area "Nieuwveen", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 3630.^[2]

Nieuwveen was a separate municipality until 1994, when it became part of Liemeer.^[3]

[edit] References

1. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
2. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of 1 January 2005.
3. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. [1]

[edit] External links

• Map of the former municipality in 1868

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