Burgerveen

Village in North Holland, Netherlands
52°14′N 4°41′E / 52.233°N 4.683°E / 52.233; 4.683CountryNetherlandsProvinceNorth HollandMunicipalityHaarlemmermeerArea • Total1.24 km2 (0.48 sq mi)Elevation−4.0 m (−13.1 ft)Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total340 • Density270/km2 (710/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
2154[1]
Dialing code0172

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]

Born in Burgerveen

  • Hendrikus Colijn (1869–1944), twice prime minister of the Netherlands.

Gallery

  • House in Burgerveen
    House in Burgerveen
  • Cube house
    Cube house

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 2154ME". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Burgerveen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Burgerveen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 April 2022.


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