Borger-Odoorn

Borger-Odoorn
Municipality
Monumental home in Tweede Exloërmond
Monumental home in Tweede Exloërmond
Flag of Borger-Odoorn
Flag
Coat of arms of Borger-Odoorn
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Borger-Odoorn in a municipal map of Drenthe
Location in Drenthe
Coordinates: 52°53′N 6°52′E / 52.883°N 6.867°E / 52.883; 6.867
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceDrenthe
Established1 January 1998[1]
Government
[2]
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorJan Seton (CDA)
Area
[3]
 • Total
277.89 km2 (107.29 sq mi)
 • Land274.53 km2 (106.00 sq mi)
 • Water3.36 km2 (1.30 sq mi)
Elevation
[4]
23 m (75 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[5]
 • Total
25,598
 • Density93/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
Parts of 7800 and 9500 range
Area code0591, 0599
Websitewww.borger-odoorn.nl

Borger-Odoorn (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌbɔrɣər oːˈdoːr(ə)n] ⓘ) is a municipality in the northeastern Netherlands in the province of Drenthe.

The local Hunebedcentrum Borger features several megaliths (or 'hunebeds') associated with the neolithic and mesolithic Funnelbeaker culture, as well as recreations of historical houses.

Population centers

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Borger-Odoorn, June 2015.

Notable people

Egbert Schuurman, 2011
  • Zuiderdiep123 gereformeerde kerk Tweede Exloermond
    Zuiderdiep123 gereformeerde kerk Tweede Exloermond
  • Boerderij Zuiderdiep309 Valthermond
    Boerderij Zuiderdiep309 Valthermond
  • Valthermond spoor
    Valthermond spoor
  • Trafohuisje Hoofdstraat Buinen
    Trafohuisje Hoofdstraat Buinen
  • Odoorn
    Odoorn
  • Megalith at Hunebedcentrum Borger
    Megalith at Hunebedcentrum Borger
  • Reconstruction of a Funnelbeaker house
    Reconstruction of a Funnelbeaker house

References

  1. ^ "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 1998" [Municipal divisions on 1 January 1998]. cbs.nl (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Burgemeester en wethouders" [Mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Borger-Odoorn. Archived from the original on 17 November 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Postcodetool for 7875AD". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  5. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.


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