Nieuw-Beerta

Nieuw-Beerta (Dutch pronunciation: [niu ˈbeːrtaː]) is a village with a population of 120[1] in the municipality of Oldambt[4] in the east of the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands.

Nieuw-Beerta
Village
Protestant Church in 2011
Nieuw-Beerta
Location of Nieuw-Beerta in Groningen in the Netherlands
Coordinates: 53°11′N 7°10′E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGroningen
MunicipalityOldambt
Area
 (2015)[1]
 • Total38 ha (94 acres)
 • Land38 ha (94 acres)
 • Water0 ha (0 acres)
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total120
 • Density320/km2 (820/sq mi)
Postal code
9687[2]
Area code0597[3]

The Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute has a weather station in the village.[5]

History

The village was first mentioned in 1660 as Beerter hamrick, and meant "the village dorp belonging to Beerta". In 1822, it was first mentioned as Nieuw-Beerta (New Beerta) to distinguish between Beerta.[6] Nieuw-Beerta is a road village which developed on the dike after the Uiterdijken were poldered in 1657.[7]

The first church was built in 1665, and rebuilt in 1689. The current church dates from 1856. Several villas and farms were built in Jugendstil.[7]

Nieuw Beerta was supposed to be home to 753 people in 1840, however it probably included a much larger area.[8] The village used to have rich farmers, however there is a decline in the late-19th century and the contrast between the rich farmers and the poor farm workers resulted in a five-month long strike in 1929, and the region would become a Communist stronghold.[8]

Nieuw Beerta used to be part of the municipality of Beerta until 1990. Since 2010, it is part of the municipality of Oldambt.[8]

  • Villa in Nieuw-Beerta
  • View on Nieuw-Beerta
  • War memorial
  • Farm in Nieuw-Beerta

References
  1. Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2015 (in Dutch), Statistics Netherlands, 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  2. Zoekresultaten (in Dutch), Postcode.nl. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  3. Netnummer zoeken (in Dutch), Telefoonboek.nl. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  4. Dorpen en wijken (in Dutch), Municipality of Oldambt. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  5. "Sluiting weerstation Nieuw-Beerta opgeschort" (in Dutch), RTV Noord, 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  6. "Nieuw Beerta - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  7. Ronald Stenvert & Redmer Alma (1998). "Nieuw-Beerta" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9258 3. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  8. "Nieuw Beerta". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 April 2022.
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