Nieuwe-Niedorp
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Nieuwe Niedorp is a village in the Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 province of North Holland
North Holland
North Holland |West Frisian]]: Noard-Holland) is a province situated on the North Sea in the northwest part of the Netherlands. The provincial capital is Haarlem and its largest city is Amsterdam.-Geography:...

. It is a part of the municipality of Niedorp
Niedorp
Niedorp is a municipality in the north-western Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia...

, and lies about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) northeast of Heerhugowaard
Heerhugowaard
Heerhugowaard is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia.-History:...

.

Nieuwe Niedorp was a separate municipality until 1970, when it merged with Oude Niedorp and Winkel.

In 2007, the village of Nieuwe Niedorp had 3160 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.53 km², and contained 760 residences.
The statistical area "Nieuwe-Niedorp", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 3200.

It has a remarkably leaning church tower.

Famous Inhabitants

  • Dirck Rembrantsz van Nierop
    Dirck Rembrantsz van Nierop
    Dirck Rembrandtsz van Nierop was a seventeenth-century Dutch cartographer, mathematician, surveyor, astronomer, teacher and vermaner.Van Nierop was born at Nieuwe Niedorp , North Holland...

     1610-1682
  • Pieter Rembrantsz van Nierop 1658-1708
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