Kloosterburen
Encyclopedia
Kloosterburen is a village in the Dutch
province of Groningen
. It is located in the municipality of De Marne
.
Kloosterburen was a separate municipality until 1990, when it was merged with Leens
, Ulrum
and Eenrum
. During the combining of the four municipalities they were called 'de LEUK gemeenten'.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
province of Groningen
Groningen (province)
Groningen [] is the northeasternmost province of the Netherlands. In the east it borders the German state of Niedersachsen , in the south Drenthe, in the west Friesland and in the north the Wadden Sea...
. It is located in the municipality of De Marne
De Marne
De Marne is a municipality in the northeast of the Netherlands.- Population centres :Broek, Eenrum, Hornhuizen, Houwerzijl, Kleine Huisjes, Kloosterburen, Kruisweg, Lauwersoog, Leens, Mensingeweer, Molenrij, Niekerk, Pieterburen, Schouwerzijl, Ulrum, Vierhuizen, Warfhuizen, Wehe-den Hoorn,...
.
Kloosterburen was a separate municipality until 1990, when it was merged with Leens
Leens
Leens is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of De Marne.Leens was a separate municipality until 1990, when it was merged with Ulrum, Eenrum and Kloosterburen....
, Ulrum
Ulrum
Ulrum is a small village/town in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of De Marne.Ulrum was a separate municipality until 1990, when it merged with Eenrum, Kloosterburen, and Leens. The new municipality was called Ulrum at first, but was renamed to De Marne in...
and Eenrum
Eenrum
Eenrum is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of De Marne, 17 km northwest of the city of Groningen.Eenrum was a separate municipality until 1990, when it was merged with Ulrum, Kloosterburen and Leens....
. During the combining of the four municipalities they were called 'de LEUK gemeenten'.