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Kloosterburen
Sign in to saveKloosterburen is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Het Hogeland. The village developed around a monastery. Kloosterburen was a separate municipality until 1990, when it was merged with Leens, Ulrum and Eenrum. During the combining of the four municipalities they were called 'de LEUK gemeenten'. In 2019, it became part of Het Hogeland.
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Place details
- Locality
- Molenrij
- Region
- Groningen
- Country
- Nederland
- Population
- 575
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Kloosterburen
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.image_skyline
- File:Bij tij en ontij.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Village library
- Settlement.image_flag
- Kloosterburen vlag.svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- Kloosterburen wapen.svg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Netherlands Groningen#Netherlands
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location of Kloosterburen in Groningen
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Netherlands
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Groningen
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Het Hogeland
- Settlement.established_title
- Established
- Settlement.established_date
- 1175
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 32.24
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Kloosterburen
- Country
- Netherlands
- Located in
- Het Hogeland
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Image
- Kerk en toren op verhoogd kerkhof vanuit het noord-oosten - Kloosterburen - 20125942 - RCE.jpg
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- postal code
- 9977
- Commons category
- Kloosterburen
- P8168
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Kloosterburen is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Het Hogeland. The village developed around a monastery. Kloosterburen was a separate municipality until 1990, when it was merged with Leens, Ulrum and Eenrum. During the combining of the four municipalities they were called 'de LEUK gemeenten'. In 2019, it became part of Het Hogeland.
==History== Around 1175, a monastery was established by Taco, a Premonstratensian from . In 1204, the monastery was named after Nijeklooster, a convent was established at a distance of 15 minutes by foot. A village developed around Oldeklooster which was named Kloosterburen. At the end of the 16th century, Nijeklooster was destroyed by the Protestants. Oldeklooster was closed, and the church became Dutch Reformed, however Oldeklooster is one of the two monasteries which still exist in Groningen.
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