Bronnegerveen

Bronnegerveen
Brönnegerveen
Hamlet
View on the Hondsrug in Bronnegerveen
The village (dark red) and the statistical district (light green) of Bronnegerveen in the municipality of Borger-Odoorn.
Coordinates: 52°57′N 6°50′E / 52.950°N 6.833°E / 52.950; 6.833
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceDrenthe
MunicipalityBorger-Odoorn
Area
 • Total
7.21 km2 (2.78 sq mi)
 • Land7.16 km2 (2.76 sq mi)
 • Water0.05 km2 (0.02 sq mi)
Elevation9 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
85
 • Density12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
9526[1]
Dialing code0599

Bronnegerveen is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Borger-Odoorn, and lies about 19 km east of Assen.

The hamlet was first mentioned in 1936 as Bronnegerveen, and means "peat excavation village near Bronneger".[3] The settlement started around 1750. A century later, it became a peat excavation village.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 9526TA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Bronnegerveen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Bronnegerveen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2022.