Bronnegerveen
Brönnegerveen
Hamlet
View on the Hondsrug in Bronnegerveen
View on the Hondsrug in Bronnegerveen
The village (dark red) and the statistical district (light green) of Bronnegerveen in the municipality of Borger-Odoorn.
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
  Total7.21 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]
  Total85
  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. 1 2 3 "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.
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