Burgerveen

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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Place details

Locality: Burgerveen
Region: Noord-Holland
Country: Nederland
Population: 315

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Burgerveen
Settlement.native_name_lang: nl
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: File:2154 Burgerveen, Netherlands - panoramio.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Restaurant in Burgerveen
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands#Netherlands North Holland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: top
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the Netherlands##Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: North Holland
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Haarlemmermeer
Settlement.elevation_m: -4.0
Settlement.area_total_km2: 1.24
Settlement.population_total: 340

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postal code: 2154
Commons category: Burgerveen
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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.

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. The old village was abandoned by 1417, and lost in the lake shortly after 1613.