Barger-Erfscheidenveen | |
Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Drenthe#Netherlands |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in province of Drenthe in the Netherlands |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Drenthe |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Emmen |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 15 |
Area Total Km2: | 0.44 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 95 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 7833 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 0591 |
Coordinates: | 52.7274°N 6.8671°W |
Barger-Erfscheidenveen is a hamlet in the Netherlands and it is part of the Emmen municipality in Drenthe.
Barger-Erfscheidenveen is a statistical entity,[2] however the postal authorities have placed it under Nieuw-Amsterdam.[3] It was first mentioned in the 1850 as Het Erfscheiden Veen. The current name translates to "bog property boundaty of Barge".[4] In 1904, a school was established. In 1932, it was home to 512 people.[5] In 1985, the school closed. A part of the hamlet has been demolished during the construction of the A37 motorway.[6]