Borger-Odoorn | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Flag Size: | 100x67px |
Map Alt: | Highlighted position of Borger-Odoorn in a municipal map of Drenthe |
Coordinates: | 52.8833°N 58°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Drenthe |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 1 January 1998[1] |
Government Footnotes: | [2] |
Governing Body: | Municipal council |
Leader Party: | CDA |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Jan Seton |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation Footnotes: | [3] |
Elevation M: | 23 |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postcode |
Postal Code: | Parts of 7800 and 9500 range |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | 0591, 0599 |
Borger-Odoorn (pronounced as /nl/) is a municipality in the northeastern Netherlands in the province of Drenthe.
The local Hunebedcentrum Borger features several megaliths (or 'hunebeds') associated with the neolithic and mesolithic Funnelbeaker culture, as well as recreations of historical houses.
Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Borger-Odoorn, June 2015.