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Munnekeburen () is a village in Weststellingwerf in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 430 in 2017.

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Settlement.name
Munnekeburen
Settlement.settlement_type
Village
Settlement.image_skyline
Kerk Munnekeburen1.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Munnekeburen Church
Settlement.image_map
Map NL Weststellingwerf Munnikebuorren.png
Settlement.map_caption
Location in Weststellingwerf municipality
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Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
right
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
250
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Location in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Friesland
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Weststellingwerf
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Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2
7.88

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village
Time zone
UTC+01:00
Image
Kerk Munnekeburen1.jpg
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Munnekeburen
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Munnekeburen () is a village in Weststellingwerf in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 430 in 2017.

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

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Munnekeburen” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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