Burgerveen | |
Native Name Lang: | nl |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Netherlands#Netherlands North Holland |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands##Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | North Holland |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Haarlemmermeer |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | -4.0 |
Area Total Km2: | 1.24 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 340 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 2154 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 0172 |
Burgerveen is a village in the western Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Haarlemmermeer, North Holland, about halfway between Amsterdam and The Hague.
The current village was first mentioned in 1867 as Burgerveen. It is named after the village which was lost in the Haarlemmermeer which was named after the burgrave of Leiden.[3] The old village was abandoned by 1417, and lost in the lake shortly after 1613.[4]