Buinerveen

Buinerveen
Village
Drone photo of the solar plant at Buinerveen
Buinerveen in the municipality of Borger-Odoorn.
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Coordinates: 52°56′N 6°53′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Drenthe
Municipality	Borger-Odoorn
Area [1]
• Total	7.83 km^2 (3.02 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	8 m (26 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	430
• Density	55/km^2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	9524[1]
Dialing 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.[4]

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

References

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