Buinerveen

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.

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Settlement.name: Buinerveen
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: File:201104-pic-ae-BRV (30).jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Drone photo of the solar plant at Buinerveen
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Drenthe
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Borger-Odoorn <!--
Settlement.image_map: LocatieBorger-Odoorn.png -->
Settlement.mapsize: 250
Settlement.image_map1: Map NL - Borger-Odoorn - Buinerveen.png
Settlement.map_caption1: Buinerveen in the municipality of Borger-Odoorn.
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands Groningen#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of the village in the province of Groningen

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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". Buinerveen was a former peat colony. Later it developed into an agricultural community.