Barger-Oosterveld
Neighbourhood
Church of Barger-Oostveld
Church of Barger-Oostveld
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceDrenthe
MunicipalityEmmen
Area
[1]
 • Total1.93 km2 (0.75 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
24 m (79 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total3,055
 • Density1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
7826[1]
Dialing code0591

Barger-Oosterveld is a neighbourhood and former village of Emmen in the Dutch province of Drenthe. In 1957, the Temple of Barger-Oosterveld was discovered.

History

Around 1870, Barger-Oosterveld started as a settlement of sod houses to excavate the peat. Later farmers moved into the area. Most of the settlers came from neighbouring Germany.[3] It was first mentioned in 1899 as Bargeroosterveld, and means "eastern field of Barge".[4] In 1932, it was home to 954 people.[5]

In 1978, the village was annexed by neighbouring Emmen, and has become a neighbourhood.[3]

Temple of Barger-Oosterveld

The temple of Barger-Oosterveld

On 9 March 1957, the Temple of Barger-Oosterveld was discovered. The temple was a wooden construction of two by two metres surrounded by a circle of stones. It clearly served a religion function, however the details have been lost in antiquity. The wood has been dated to 1478 to 1470 BC. The temple is located in the Drents Museum.[6]

Notable people

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 10 March 2022. Two listings
  2. ↑ "Postcodetool for 7826BP". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Barger-Oosterveld". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "Barger-Oosterveld - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  5. ↑ Jan Harm Tuntler (1935). In en om de gemeente Emmen (in Dutch). Ten Kate. p. 89.
  6. ↑ Sabine van Wijk. "Het verhaal van het tempeltje van Bargeroosterveld". Hunebed Nieuwscafe (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "Cor Fuhler". Muziek encyclopedia (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 March 2022.
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