Burgerveen is a village in the western Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Haarlemmermeer, North Holland, about halfway between Amsterdam and The Hague.

Burgerveen
Village
Restaurant in Burgerveen
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Coordinates:
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Holland
Municipality	Haarlemmermeer
Area [1]
• Total	1.24 km2 (0.48 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	−4.0 m (−13.1 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	340
• Density	270/km2 (710/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	2154[1]
Dialing code	0172

The current village was first mentioned in 1867 as Burgerveen. It is named after the village which was lost in the Haarlemmermeer which was named after the burgrave of Leiden.[3] The old village was abandoned by 1417, and lost in the lake shortly after 1613.[4]

Born in Burgerveen

• Hendrikus Colijn (1869–1944), twice prime minister of the Netherlands.

Gallery

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  House in Burgerveen
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  Cube house

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