Munnekeburen
Village in Friesland, Netherlands
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Munnekeburen (West Frisian: Munnikebuorren) is a village in Weststellingwerf in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 430 in 2017.[3]
Munnekeburen | |
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Village | |
 Munnekeburen Church | |
 Location in Weststellingwerf municipality | |
  Munnekeburen Location in the Netherlands  Munnekeburen Munnekeburen (Netherlands) | |
| Country |  Netherlands |
| Province |  Friesland |
| Municipality |  Weststellingwerf |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.88 km2 (3.04 sq mi) |
| Elevation | −0.3 m (−0.98 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 455 |
| • Density | 57.7/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 8485[1] |
| Dialing code | 0561 |
The village was first mentioned in 1243 as Monkeburen, and means monk neighbourhood. The monks were from the Saint Odulphus monastery in Stavoren.[4] Munnekeburen started as peat excavation settlement along the Padsloot.[5] The Dutch Reformed church was rebuilt in 1806.[6] It was extensively modified in 1860.[5]
Munnekeburen was home to 267 people in 1840, however that included a part of Langelille.[6]
