Barger-Oosterveen

Barger-Oosterveen
Hamlet
Widening of the canal near Barger-Oostveen
Barger-Oosterveen Location in province of Drenthe in the Netherlands Show map of Drenthe Barger-Oosterveen Barger-Oosterveen (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands
Coordinates: 52°42′10″N6°58′29″E / 52.7028°N 6.9747°E / 52.7028; 6.9747
Country	Netherlands
Province	Drenthe
Municipality	Emmen
Area [1]
• Total	0.43 km2 (0.17 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	21 m (69 ft)
Population  (2021) [1]
• Total	310
• Density	720/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	7891 [1]
Dialing code	0591

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

Barger-Oosterveen is a statistical entity, ^[1] however the postal authorities have placed it under Klazienaveen. ^[3] It was first mentioned in 1867 as Ooster Veen, and means "The eastern bog near Barge". ^[4]

References

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
2. "Postcodetool for 7891AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
3. "Postcode 7891 in Klazienaveen". Postcode bij adres (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 March 2022.
4. "Barger-Oosterveen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 March 2022.