Burgerveen
Village in North Holland, Netherlands
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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.
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| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Holland |
| Municipality | Haarlemmermeer |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.24 km2 (0.48 sq mi) |
| Elevation | −4.0 m (−13.1 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 340 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (710/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 2154[1] |
| Dialing code | 0172 |
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
Cube house
