Borger-Odoorn () is a municipality in the northeastern Netherlands in the 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 Nov ...

. The local Hunebedcentrum Borger features several megaliths (or 'hunebeds') associated with the neolithic and mesolithic Funnelbeaker culture, as well as recreations of historical houses.

Population centers

Topography

''Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Borger-Odoorn, June 2015.''

Notable people

* Albert Meems (1888 in Nieuw-Buinen – after 1957) a Dutch spy for Germany in the Second World War *

Pieter van Boven Pieter van Boven (10 June 1898 – 18 June 1952) was a Dutch fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée The ( or , ), sometimes spelled epee in English, is the largest and heaviest of the three weapons used in the sport of f ...

(1898 – 1952) a Dutch fencer, competed at the

1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op ...

Egbert Schuurman Egbert Schuurman (born 23 July 1937) is a Dutch engineer, philosopher, politician for the Christian Union, and Emeritus Professor of Philosophy in the Netherlands. Biography Born in Borger, Schuurman attended the Protestant primary school i ...

(born 1937 in Borger) a Dutch engineer, philosopher and politician *

Henk Nienhuis Henk Nienhuis (11 August 1941 – 18 February 2017) was a Dutch footballer and manager. He spent the major part of his career at BV Veendam, hence his nickname ''Mister Veendam''.Henk G. Sol (born 1951 in Borger) a Dutch organizational theorist and academic * Carsten de Dreu (born 1966 in Borger) Professor of Psychology at

Leiden University Leiden University (abbreviated as ''LEI''; nl, Universiteit Leiden) is a Public university, public research university in Leiden, Netherlands. The university was founded as a Protestant university in 1575 by William the Silent, William, Prince o ...

and Behavioral Economics at the University of Amsterdam

Twin towns

The municipality has a partner city

Gallery

File:Zuiderdiep123 gereformeerde kerk Tweede Exloermond.jpg, Zuiderdiep123 gereformeerde kerk Tweede Exloermond File:Boerderij Zuiderdiep309 Valthermond.jpg, Boerderij Zuiderdiep309 Valthermond File:Valthermond spoor 27.jpg, Valthermond spoor File:Trafohuisje Hoofdstraat Buinen.jpg, Trafohuisje Hoofdstraat Buinen File:Odoorn 190.JPG, Odoorn File:Hunebed-d27.jpg, Megalith at Hunebedcentrum Borger File:Borger neolithisch huis.jpg, Reconstruction of a Funnelbeaker house

References

External links

Official website
Municipalities of Drenthe Municipalities of the Netherlands established in 1998 {{Drenthe-geo-stub