Borgercompagnie is a village in the
Dutch province of
Groningen
Groningen (; gos, Grunn or ) is the capital city and main municipality of Groningen province in the Netherlands. The ''capital of the north'', Groningen is the largest place as well as the economic and cultural centre of the northern part of t ...
. It consists of a single street with farms and houses on both sides. The village is about 7 km long. The north end lies close to
Sappemeer in the municipality of
Midden-Groningen
Midden-Groningen (Gronings dialect, Gronings: ''Midden-Grunnen'') is a List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality with a population of 60,953 in the province of Groningen (province), Groningen, Netherlands. The municipality was forme ...
, and the south end lies in the municipality of
Veendam.
The village was founded in 1647 by the Burger Compagnie (Citizen's Company) to exploit the
peat
Peat (), also known as turf (), is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation or organic matter. It is unique to natural areas called peatlands, bogs, mires, moors, or muskegs. The peatland ecosystem covers and is the most efficien ...
.
Borgercompagnie is a
linear settlement along the canal. The northern section of the canal was filled up after 1940.
In 2005, a manure fermentation factory opened in Borgercompagnie. It was originally hailed as a progressive company and received a stimulation prize. It processes 35,000 tons of
manure a year, and is in ongoing dispute with their neighbours and the municipality of
Veendam due to the stench.
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Populated places in Groningen (province)
Midden-Groningen
Veendam
1647 establishments in the Dutch Republic
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