Buinerveen Explained

Buinerveen
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 - Buinerveen.png
Map Caption1:Buinerveen in the municipality of Borger-Odoorn.
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Groningen#Netherlands
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the village in the province of Groningen
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:8
Area Total Km2:7.83
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:430
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:9524
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0599

Buinerveen 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 1762 as Bunerveen, and means "raised bog belonging to Buinen".[3] Buinerveen was a former peat colony. Later it developed into an agricultural community.

Buinerveen was home to 205 people in 1840.[4]

References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 9524PA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 10 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 10 April 2022.
  3. Web site: Buinerveen - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 10 April 2022 . nl.
  4. Web site: Buinerveen . Plaatsengids . 10 April 2022 . nl.