| Buinen | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Drenthe |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Borger-Odoorn |
| Mapsize: | 250 |
| Image Map1: | Map NL - Borger-Odoorn - Buinen.png |
| Map Caption1: | The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Buinen in the municipality of Borger-Odoorn. |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Drenthe#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the village in the province of Drenthe |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 17 |
| Area Total Km2: | 14.46 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 800 |
| 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: | 9528 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0599 |
Buinen is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Borger-Odoorn, and lies about 18 km north of Emmen.
The village was first mentioned in 1549 as Bunne. The etymology is unclear.[3] Buinen is an esdorp from the Middle Ages which developed as a satellite of Borger. The elongated village has no church or brink (village square).[4]
Buinen was home to 260 people in 1840.[5] Between 1905 and 1945, there was a railway station in Buinen on the Zwolle to Stadskanaal railway line. The building was demolished in 1961.[6] The railway line and harbour resulted in some growth until about 1940. In 1977, the harbour was filled up.[5]