| Bakkeveen | |
| Native Name: | Bakkefean |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
| Coordinates: | 53.0833°N 21°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Friesland |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Opsterland |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 20.34 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | -0.3 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 1,905 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 9243 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0516 |
| Website: | Official |
Bakkeveen (fy|Bakkefean) is a village in the municipality of Opsterland in eastern Friesland (Fryslân) in the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1,465 in January 2017.[3]
The village was first mentioned in 1232-1233 as "apud Backenvene", and means "raised bog of Bakke (person)".[4] Bakkeveen developed in the 13th century around the outpost Mariënhof of monastery in Hallum.[5]
In 1685, the Bakkeveense vaart was dug by the Drachtster Company to exploit the peat in the region. From 1732 onwards, the houses were moved to the canal by order of Jonkheer Tjaerd van Aylva.[6] A church was planned and a model had even been made, however it was never built.[5]
Bakkeveen was home to 453 people in 1840.[7] The Dutch Reformed church was finally built in 1856 in neoclassic style. The was a farm built in 1818. In 1922, it was transformed into an estate by Baron .[6] The estate has a forest. The estate was purchased by Vereniging Natuurmonumenten in 1997.[7]
In the late-20th century, the forests and heaths attracted recreational tourism to Bakkeveen.[5]