Munnekeburen

Munnekeburen
Village
Munnekeburen Church
Location in Weststellingwerf municipality
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Coordinates: 52°50′55″N 5°53′9″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Municipality	Weststellingwerf
Area [1]
• Total	7.88 km^2 (3.04 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	−0.3 m (−1.0 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	455
• Density	58/km^2 (150/sq mi)
Postal code	8485[1]
Dialing code	0561

Munnekeburen (West Frisian: Munnikebuorren) is a village in Weststellingwerf in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 430 in 2017.[3]

The village was first mentioned in 1243 as Monkeburen, and means monk neighbourhood. The monks were from the Saint Odulphus monastery in Stavoren.[4] Munnekeburen started as peat excavation settlement along the Padsloot.[5] The Dutch Reformed church was rebuilt in 1806.[6] It was extensively modified in 1860.[5]

Munnekeburen was home to 267 people in 1840, however that included a part of Langelille.[6]

References

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 April 2022. two entries
2. "Postcodetool for 8485JA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
3. Villages - Weststellingwerf municipality (in Dutch)
4. "Munnekeburen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
5. Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Munnekeburen" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9476 4. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
6. "Munnekeburen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.

External links

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