Buinen
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Buinen
| settlement_type = Village
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| image_skyline = File:Spoordok te Buinen - panoramio.jpg
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| coordinates = {{Coord|52|56|N|6|50|E|region:NL_type:city(390)|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Netherlands
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Drenthe
| subdivision_type2 = Municipality
| subdivision_name2 = Borger-Odoorn
| mapsize = 250
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| image_map1 = Map NL - Borger-Odoorn - Buinen.png
| map_caption1 = The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Buinen in the municipality of Borger-Odoorn.
| pushpin_map = Netherlands Drenthe#Netherlands
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of the village in the province of Drenthe
| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title = Postcodetool for 9528PA |language = nl |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 10 April 2022 }}
| elevation_m = 17
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| area_total_km2 = 14.46
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| population_footnotes = {{cite web |url=https://www.cbs.nl/-/media/_excel/2021/48/kwb-2021.xls |title=Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 |website=Central Bureau of Statistics |access-date=10 April 2022}}
| population_total = 800
| population_as_of = 2021
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| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_density_urban_km2 = auto
| timezone = CET
| utc_offset = +1
| timezone_DST = CEST
| utc_offset_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| area_code_type = Dialing code
| area_code = 0599
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Buinen is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Borger-Odoorn, and lies about 18 km north of Emmen.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1549 as Bunne. The etymology is unclear.{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/buinen |title=Buinen - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=10 April 2022 |language=nl}} Buinen is an esdorp from the Middle Ages which developed as a satellite of Borger. The elongated village has no church or brink (village square).{{cite book|url=https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/sten009monu07_01/sten009monu07_01_0018.php |title=Buinen |author=Ronald Stenvert |page=61 |year=2001 |location=Zwolle |publisher=Waanders |isbn=90 400 9454 3 |language=nl |access-date=10 April 2022}}
Buinen was home to 260 people in 1840.{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/buinen |title=Buinen |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=10 April 2022 |language=nl}} Between 1905 and 1945, there was a railway station in Buinen on the Zwolle to Stadskanaal railway line. The building was demolished in 1961.{{cite web|url=http://stationsweb.nl/station.asp?station=buinen |title=station Buinen |website=Stationsweb |access-date=10 April 2022 |language=nl}} The railway line and harbour resulted in some growth until about 1940. In 1977, the harbour was filled up.
Gallery
File:Hunebed D29 tussen Borger en Buinen.jpg|Dolmen D29 with D28 in the background
File:20160428 Zicht vanaf de Buunerbult naar de Hondsrug.jpg|View from the Bunnerbult
References
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Category:Populated places in Drenthe
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