Nieuwland
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Nieuwland is the name of several Dutch villages:
Nieuwland is also a surname:
- Nieuwland (Zederik)Nieuwland (Zederik)Nieuwland is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Zederik, and lies about 8 km north of Gorinchem.In 2001, the village of Nieuwland had 453 inhabitants...
in South Holland - Nieuwland (Schiedam), a neighbourhood of Schiedam, in South Holland
- Nieuwland (Brielle), a neighbourhood of Brielle, in South Holland
- Nieuwland (Amersfoort)Nieuwland (Amersfoort)Nieuwland is a district in the Dutch city Amersfoort. The project finished end 2001 when the area with 4500 houses was completed....
, a neighbourhood of Amersfoort, in Utrecht - Nieuwland (Zeeland)Nieuwland (Zeeland)Nieuwland is a former municipality in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It existed until 1816, when it was merged with Sint Joosland to form the new municipality of Nieuw- en Sint Joosland....
in the province of Zeeland, now part of Nieuw- en Sint Joosland - Former name of VierpoldersVierpoldersVierpolders is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Brielle, and lies about 5 km north of Hellevoetsluis.In 2001, the village of Vierpolders had 993 inhabitants...
, in South Holland.
Nieuwland is also a surname:
- Julius NieuwlandJulius NieuwlandReverend Julius Aloysius Nieuwland, CSC, Ph.D., was a Belgian-born Holy Cross priest and professor of chemistry and botany at the University of Notre Dame...
, the Holy Cross priest who invented synthetic rubber.