Bontebok, Netherlands
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Bontebok is a village in Heerenveen in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 400 in 2017.The village was first mentioned in 1640 as Bonte Bock, and is named after an inn which used a goat as a sign board. Bontebok developed during the peat excavation of the area. The inn was located near a sluice where boatmen had to wait. The inn was later joined by a couple of shops and pubs, and a hamlet developed. In 1840, Bontebok was home to 46 people. In 1898, a dairy factory opened in Bontebok.
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Eerste Compagnonsweg, Heerenveen
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N 52.963055555556 ° | E 6.0255555555556 ° |
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Eerste Compagnonsweg 12
8415 AC Heerenveen
Frisia, Netherlands
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