Bunne is a village in the
Dutch
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* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
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province of
Drenthe
Drenthe () is a province of the Netherlands located in the northeastern part of the country. It is bordered by Overijssel to the south, Friesland to the west, Groningen to the north, and the German state of Lower Saxony to the east. As of Jan ...
. It is a part of the municipality of
Tynaarlo
Tynaarlo (; Gronings: ''Tynaorl'') is a village and municipality in the Northeastern Netherlands. Although it is located in the province of Drenthe, many of its communities serve as suburbs of the neighbouring city of Groningen, capital of the epo ...
, and lies about 11 km south of
Groningen
Groningen ( , ; ; or ) is the capital city and main municipality of Groningen (province), Groningen province in the Netherlands. Dubbed the "capital of the north", Groningen is the largest place as well as the economic and cultural centre of ...
.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1206 or 1207 as Bonne. It could either mean "settlement of Bunne (person) or "settlement on a height".
Bunne developed as an ''
esdorp
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An ''Angerdorf'' (plural: ''Angerdörfer'') is a type of village that is characterised by the houses and farmsteads being laid out around a central grassed area, the ''Anger (meadow), anger'' (from the Old High German ''angar'' =pasture ...
''. There used to be a small nun monastery in the village called "Het Huys van Bunne".
Bunne was home to 110 people in 1840. In 1896, a cooperative dairy factory opened in the village. It closed in 1968, and was converted into a metal construction company in 1971. The chimney was demolished in 1980.
Notable people
* (1949-2020), racing cyclist
Gallery
File:Bunne - Zuivelfabriek.jpg, Dairy factory
File:Bunne, Nederland May 23, 2021 04-50-14 PM.jpeg, Back road in Bunne
References
Populated places in Drenthe
Tynaarlo
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