Buinerveen
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Buinerveen | |
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.jpg) Drone photo of the solar plant at Buinerveen | |
 Buinerveen in the municipality of Borger-Odoorn. | |
  Buinerveen Location of the village in the province of Groningen  Buinerveen Buinerveen (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 52°56′N 6°53′E / 52.933°N 6.883°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Drenthe |
| Municipality | Borger-Odoorn |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.83 km2 (3.02 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 430 |
| • Density | 55/km2 (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]
