Northern Netherlands
Friesland
Ameland

Buren

Buren is the easternmost village on the island of , one of the and part of the . Buren had, as of January 2017, a population of 715.
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  • Type: Village with 715 residents
  • Description: village in Ameland, Netherlands
  • Also known as: “Buren, Friesland”
  • Postal code: 9164

Places of Interest

Highlights include General Cemetery Nes, Ameland and Natuurcentrum Ameland.

Cemetery
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Museum
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is a museum.

Church
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is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nes and AME-2.

Village
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is the second largest village on the island of , one of the in the northern . It constitutes the main village of the eastern, Roman Catholic part of Ameland and had a population of 1,155 as of January 2017.

Locality
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is a locality, which is situated 6 km northeast of Buren.

Village
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is a village on the western half of the island of and the smallest of the total of four villages on the island, one of the and part of the Netherlands. is situated 7 km west of Buren.

Buren

Latitude
53.44713° or 53° 26′ 50″ north
Longitude
5.79676° or 5° 47′ 48″ east
Population
715
Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)
Open location code
9F57CQWW+VP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 48489609
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2758096
Wiki­data ID
Q932618
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Western Frisian—“Buren” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Buren”
  • Cebuano: “Buren”
  • Chinese: “Buren”
  • Dutch: “Buren (Ameland)”
  • Dutch: “Buren”
  • French: “Buren”
  • German: “Buren”
  • Irish: “Bueren”
  • Japanese: “ブレン”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Buren”
  • Northern Frisian: “Bueren”
  • Persian: “بورئن”
  • Spanish: “Buren”
  • Ukrainian: “Бюрен”
  • Western Frisian: “Bueren”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Landbouw-Juttersmuseum ‘Swartwoude’ and Indoor Avonturengolf Ameland.

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