ancient ruins
Hunebedcentrum
Museum in Borger beside D27, the largest of the Netherlands' 5,000-year-old hunebed dolmens: 22-metre granite burial chambers older than Stonehenge, scattered along the Drenthe hondsrug ridge.
11 km · about 20 min drive
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Nieuw-Buinen
Drenthe, Netherlands · Europe
About Nieuw-Buinen
Nieuw-Buinen is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Musselkanaal, 11km from Hunebedcentrum.
Nieuw-Buinen is in Drenthe, Netherlands, with about 4,700 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Musselkanaal, about 6 km away.
Nieuw-Buinen is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Borger-Odoorn, and lies about 21 kilometres (13 mi) north of Emmen.
The village was first mentioned in 1840 as Nieuw-Buinen. It is a peat excavation village which was founded in 1823. Nieuw (new) has been added toRead more
distinguish between Buinen. The double canal was dug from Stadskanaal to excavate the peat in the area. In 1838, a glass factory opened in Nieuw-Buinen and was followed by another glass factory in 1840. In 1899, a potato starch factory was added.
The glass industry played a big part in the development and growth of the village. Most of the skilled labourers were brought in from Germany. In 1936 and 1938 takeovers took place and both factories became part of the Vereenigde Glasfabrieken (United Glassworks), leading to the closure of one of the factories in 1938. In 1967 the second factory closed as a result of dwindling sales, with glass packaging being replaced by cardboard and plastics. In remembrance to the role the glassworks played, a statue, "de Glasblazer" ("the Glassblower"), was unveiled and placed on the Noorderdiep in 1974.
Nieuw-Buinen was home to 367 people in 1840. The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1853 in neoclassic style and has an open tower. It was extended in 1904. Villa Flora was built between 1877 and 1879 by the owner of the glass factory. It is named after a cast iron statue of Flora, the goddess of spring.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Nieuw-Buinen?
Within an hour or so of Nieuw-Buinen: Hunebedcentrum (11 km), Fort Bourtange (17 km), TT Circuit Assen (29 km).
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The nearest famous roads are Afsluitdijk and Houtribdijk.
Where is Nieuw-Buinen?
Nieuw-Buinen is in Drenthe, Netherlands, about 6 km from Musselkanaal.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 4,705
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Netherlands
- Region
- Drenthe
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
- Coordinates
- 52.9625, 6.9500
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Worth the detour from Nieuw-Buinen
3 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Fort Bourtange
1593 star fortress village in remote Groningen restored to its 1742 form: a living five-pointed star of moats, bastions and wooden drawbridges with a cobbled marketplace at its heart, most striking from the ramparts or the air.
17 km · about 20 min drive
racetrack
TT Circuit Assen
The Cathedral of Speed -- the only circuit to have hosted a MotoGP round every year since the championship began in 1949.
29 km · about 35 min drive
Driving in Netherlands
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€2.04/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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