Munnekeburen

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
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name

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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.