| Bontebok | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
| Coordinates: | 52.9631°N 6.0256°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Friesland |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Heerenveen |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.50 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 1.7 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 420 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 8415 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0513 |
Bontebok is a village in Heerenveen in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 400 in 2017.[3]
The village was first mentioned in 1640 as Bonte Bock, and is named after an inn which used a goat as a sign board.[4] Bontebok developed during the peat excavation of the area. The inn was located near a sluice where boatmen had to wait. The inn was later joined by a couple of shops and pubs, and a hamlet developed. In 1840, Bontebok was home to 46 people. In 1898, a dairy factory opened in Bontebok.[5]