Barger-Compascuum
Sign in to saveBarger-Compascuum is a village in the Dutch municipality of Emmen. It is in a peat-producing region of Drenthe. , an open-air museum, is dedicated to the peat history of the region.
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Place details
- Locality
- Barger-Compascuum
- Region
- Drenthe
- Country
- Nederland
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Barger-Compascuum
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Heilige Jozef, Barger-Compascuum.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Saint Joseph Church in Barger-Compascuum
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Netherlands Drenthe#Netherlands
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in province of Drenthe in the Netherlands
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Netherlands
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Drenthe
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Emmen
Wikidata facts
- Country
- Netherlands
- Located in
- Emmen
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Image
- Heilige Jozef, Barger-Compascuum.jpg
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Barger-Compascuum is a village in the Dutch municipality of Emmen. It is in a peat-producing region of Drenthe. , an open-air museum, is dedicated to the peat history of the region.
Borger-Compascuum is located in the Bourtange moor between Germany and the Netherlands. It was originally a compascuum (common pasture). In 1866, Barger-Compascuum was established, and the area was permanently inhabited. Barger-Compascuum is often referred as Barger-Compas or Compas by locals.