Surname list
Nieuwland
Nieuwland or Van Nieuwland is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "(from) new land", indicating that a person may have lived on newly recovered land or that he came from any number of places named such.
Archaic spellings include Nieuland, Nieulandt and Nijland. Equivalent surnames are Scandinavian Nyland, German Neuland, and English Newland. People named (van) Nieuwland include:Julius Nieuwland (1878–1936), Belgian-born American chemist and priest
Nicolaas van Nieuwland (1510–1580), Dutch bishop of Haarlem and abbot of Egmond Abbey
Pieter Nieuwland (1764–1794), Dutch nautical scientist, chemist, mathematician, and poet
How locals move
Getting around Nieuwland the local way
- Get aroundThe region is easily explored by the various river ferries and 'water taxi' (Veerdienst Gorinchem).
- Get around{{listing | name | url | address 51.826315 | long | phone | fax | price 2016-07-05 | content= The company provides a local ferry services between Gorinchem, Woudrichem and the village of Sleeuwijk.
- Get aroundThey also provide water taxi services in the area.
- Go next{{go | name Loevestein castle | url | address 51.816415 | long out of the city reachable by ferry | phone | fax Oct-Apr: Sa Su 11:00–17:00; May Jun Sep: Tu-Su 11:00–17:00; Jul-Aug: daily 11:00–17:00 | price=€12.50 | lastedit=2016-06-07 | content=Medieval castle on the other shore of the Merwede.
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