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Bakkeveen

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Also known as Bakkefean

Bakkeveen (; ) is a village in the municipality of Opsterland in eastern Friesland (Fryslân) in the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1,465 in January 2017.

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Place details

Locality
Bakkeveen
Region
Fryslân
Country
Nederland
Population
1,450
Timezone
Europe/Amsterdam

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5.2 µg/m³
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Key facts

Settlement.name
Bakkeveen
Settlement.native_name
Bakkefean
Settlement.settlement_type
Village
Settlement.image_skyline
De Slotplaats, Bakkeveen.JPG
Settlement.image_caption
De Slotplaats
Settlement.image_flag
Bakkeveen vlag.svg
Settlement.image_shield
Bakkefean wapen.svg
Settlement.image_map
Map NL Opsterlân Bakkefean.png
Settlement.map_caption
Location in Opsterland municipality
Settlement.pushpin_map
Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
left
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Friesland
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Municipality

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Encyclopedic overview

5 sections
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Bakkeveen (; ) is a village in the municipality of Opsterland in eastern Friesland (Fryslân) in the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1,465 in January 2017.

== History == The village was first mentioned in 1232-1233 as "apud Backenvene", and means "raised bog of Bakke (person)". Bakkeveen developed in the 13th century around the outpost Mariënhof of monastery in Hallum.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bakkeveen” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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