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Munnekeburen

Village in Friesland, Netherlands

52°50′55″N 5°53′9″E / 52.84861°N 5.88583°E / 52.84861; 5.88583Country

NetherlandsProvince

FrieslandMunicipality

WeststellingwerfArea

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• Total7.88 km² (3.04 sq mi)Elevation

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−0.3 m (−1.0 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total455 • Density58/km² (150/sq mi)Postal code

8485^[1]

Dialing code0561

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]

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]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 April 2022. two entries
^ "Postcodetool for 8485JA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ Villages - Weststellingwerf municipality (in Dutch)
^ "Munnekeburen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Munnekeburen" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9476 4. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Munnekeburen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.