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Niehove
Village in Groningen, Netherlands

Niehove

Niehove is a village in the municipality of Westerkwartier in Groningen, Netherlands.

Plan a trip to Niehove→From Amsterdam

The village was located on the island of Humsterland in the former Lauwerszee from c. 800 until c. 1500. It is a terp village with two ring roads and the church in the middle. The village is a protected site. In 2019, Elsevier Weekblad named Niehove the most beautiful village of the Netherlands.

How locals move

Getting around Niehove the local way

  • Get inBus route 163 (only to connect to the ferry to Schiermonnikoog at Lauwersoog): from Groningen to Hogeland (Adorp, Wetsinge, Winsum, Ulrum, Lauwersoog).
  • Get inThere are ferry connections to and from the Hogeland with two of the Frisian Islands.
  • Go nextFrisian Islands — Hop on a ferry to one of the Frisian Islands.

From Wikivoyage: Hogeland, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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