Barger-Compascuum | |
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 Saint Joseph Church in Barger-Compascuum | |
  Barger-Compascuum Location in province of Drenthe in the Netherlands  Barger-Compascuum Barger-Compascuum (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 52°45′11″N 7°02′25″E / 52.7531°N 7.0402°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Drenthe |
| Municipality | Emmen |
| Established | 1866 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25.09 km2 (9.69 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,925 |
| • Density | 77/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 7884[1] |
| Dialing code | 0591 |
| Website | barger-compascuum.com |
Barger-Compascuum is a village in the Dutch municipality of Emmen. It is in a peat-producing region of Drenthe. Veenpark, an open-air museum, is dedicated to the peat history of the region.
Borger-Compascuum is located in the Bourtange moor between Germany and the Netherlands. It was originally a compascuum (common pasture). In 1866, Barger-Compascuum was established, and the area was permanently inhabited.
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 7884NA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 10 March 2022.