Munnekeburen (West Frisian: Munnikebuorren) is a village in Weststellingwerf in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 430 in 2017.[3]

The village was first mentioned in 1243 as Monkeburen, and means monk neighbourhood. The monks were from the Saint Odulphus monastery in Stavoren.[4] Munnekeburen started as peat excavation settlement along the Padsloot.[5] The Dutch Reformed church was rebuilt in 1806.[6] It was extensively modified in 1860.[5]

Munnekeburen was home to 267 people in 1840, however that included a part of Langelille.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 April 2022. two entries
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 8485JA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  3. ^ Villages - Weststellingwerf municipality (in Dutch)
  4. ^ "Munnekeburen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  5. ^ a b Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Munnekeburen" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9476 4. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Munnekeburen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.

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