Barger-Erfscheidenveen

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Barger-Erfscheidenveen
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Barger-Erfscheidenveen
Location in province of Drenthe in the Netherlands
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Barger-Erfscheidenveen
Barger-Erfscheidenveen (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 52°43′39″N6°52′02″E / 52.72739°N 6.86709°E / 52.72739; 6.86709
Country Netherlands
Province Drenthe
Municipality Emmen
Area
[1]
  Total
0.44 km2 (0.17 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
15 m (49 ft)
Population
 (2021) [1]
  Total
95
  Density220/km2 (560/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
7833 [1]
Dialing code 0591

Barger-Erfscheidenveen is a hamlet in the Netherlands and it is part of the Emmen municipality in Drenthe.

Barger-Erfscheidenveen is a statistical entity, [1] however the postal authorities have placed it under Nieuw-Amsterdam. [3] It was first mentioned in the 1850 as Het Erfscheiden Veen. The current name translates to "bog property boundaty of Barge". [4] In 1904, a school was established. [5] In 1932, it was home to 512 people. [6] In 1985, the school closed. A part of the hamlet has been demolished during the construction of the A37 motorway. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  2. "Postcodetool for 7833AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  3. "Postcode 7833 in Nieuw-Amsterdam". Postcode bij adres (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  4. "Barger-Erfscheidenveen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Barger-Erfscheidenveen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  6. Jan Harm Tuntler (1935). In en om de gemeente Emmen (in Dutch). Ten Kate. p. 89.