Buinen

Buinen
Village
The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Buinen in the municipality of Borger-Odoorn.
Buinen Location of the village in the province of Drenthe Show map of Drenthe Buinen Buinen (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands
Coordinates: 52°56′N 6°50′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Drenthe
Municipality	Borger-Odoorn
Area [1]
• Total	14.46 km^2 (5.58 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	17 m (56 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	800
• Density	55/km^2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	9528[1]
Dialing 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.

History

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]

Gallery

• 
  Dolmen D29 with D28 in the background
• 
  View from the Bunnerbult

References

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
2. "Postcodetool for 9528PA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
3. "Buinen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 April 2022.
4. Ronald Stenvert (2001). Buinen (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. p. 61. ISBN 90 400 9454 3. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
5. "Buinen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 April 2022.
6. "station Buinen". Stationsweb (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 April 2022.