Nijeveen is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Meppel, and lies about 5 km northwest of Meppel. Nijeveen was a separate municipality until 1998, when it was merged with Meppel. Since 1976 there is a German windmill named De Sterrenberg which is the only one in all Netherlands with the cap winded by a fantail. In 2008, Nijeveen had 3880 inhabitants.