{{Infobox settlement | name = Zwartemeer | settlement_type = Village | other_name = <!-- if different from name --> | native_name = <!-- if different from name --> | native_name_lang = | image_skyline = Oude Antoniuskerk Zwartemeer.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = Church in Zwartemeer | image_flag = | image_shield = | nickname = | motto = | pushpin_map = Netherlands Drenthe#Netherlands | pushpin_map_caption = Location in province of Drenthe in the Netherlands | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Netherlands | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Drenthe | subdivision_type2 = Municipality | subdivision_name2 = Emmen | leader_title = | leader_name = | leader_party = | elevation_footnotes = <ref name="AHN">{{cite web |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title = Postcodetool for 7894AA |language = nl |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 10 March 2022 |archive-date = 21 September 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053543/http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |url-status = dead }}</ref> | elevation_m = 17 | elevation_min_m = | elevation_max_m = | area_footnotes = <ref name="stat"/> | area_total_km2 = 16.08 | area_land_km2 = | area_water_km2 = | established_title = Established | established_date = 1871 | population_footnotes = <ref name="stat">{{cite web |url=https://www.cbs.nl/-/media/_excel/2021/48/kwb-2021.xls |title=Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 |website=Central Bureau of Statistics |access-date=10 March 2022|quote=Two listings}}</ref> | population_total = 3,025 | population_as_of = 2021 | population_demonym = Zwartemeerder | population_note = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_density_urban_km2 = auto | timezone = CET | utc_offset = +1 | timezone_DST = CEST | utc_offset_DST = +2 | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 7894<ref name="stat"/> | area_code_type = Dialing code | area_code = 0591 | coordinates = {{coord|52.7212|7.0390|region:NL|display=inline, title}} }}
'''Zwartemeer''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈzʋɑrtəˌmeːr}}) is a village in the Netherlands and it is part of the Emmen municipality in Drenthe. It is located on the border with Germany.
== History == Zwartemeer is a linear settlement along a canal which was established in 1871 as a buckwheat settlement.<ref name="monument">{{cite book|url=https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/sten009monu07_01/sten009monu07_01_0110.php |title=Zwartemeer |author=Ronald Stenvert |year=2001 |location=Zwolle |publisher=Waanders |isbn=90 400 9454 3 |language=nl |access-date=11 March 2022}}</ref> It was named after the black water of the moor lake which was the source of the {{ill|Runde (Drenthe)|lt=Runde River|nl}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/zwartemeer |title=Zwartemeer - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=11 March 2022 |language=nl}}</ref><ref name="monument"/> The colonist were mainly from Twente and Germany and were mainly Catholic.<ref name="plaats">{{cite web |url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/zwartemeer |title=Zwartemeer |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=11 March 2022 |language=nl |archive-date=11 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220311141034/https://www.plaatsengids.nl/zwartemeer |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 1932, it was home to 2,419 people.<ref name="emmen">{{cite book|url=https://www.delpher.nl/nl/boeken/view?objectsearch=Klazienaveen&coll=boeken&identifier=MMKB24:079834000:00093 |title=In en om de gemeente Emmen |year=1935 |author=Jan Harm Tuntler |publisher=Ten Kate |language=nl |page=89}}</ref> Since 1974, a carnival is organised in Zwartemeer hosted by the carnivalsassociation of Zwartemeer CV de Veentrappers which attracts large crowds.<ref name="plaats"/>
== Sports == HV Hurry-Up is a men's handball club from Zwartemeer.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nwzonline.de/friesland/lokalsport/varel-handball-sg-team-steht-vor-erstem-haertetest_a_50,5,2198534435.html |title=SG-Team steht vor erstem Härtetest |website=NWZ Online |access-date=11 March 2022 |language=de}}</ref> <br>Voetbalvereniging Zwartemeerse Boys is a football club from Zwartemeer.
== Notable people == * Jeroen Lambers (born 1980), footballer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe4633/jeroen-lambers/club-matches/ |title=Jeroen Lambers |website=World Football |access-date=11 March 2022 |language=nl}}</ref> <br>Roelof Bruins was Raised not born in Zwartemeer, Racing driver <br>Joep Ermans winnaar Drents regionaal schaftkeetkampioenschap 2019
== Gallery == <gallery> File:Sunset Bargerveen (8304070207).jpg|Sunset on the moor File:Exterieur overzicht voorgevel - Zwartemeer - 20323213 - RCE.jpg|Former border house File:Zwartemeer, moderne kunst op straat 2008-07-17 11.27.JPG|Art in Zwartemeer </gallery>
== References == <references/>
==External links== *{{Commons category-inline|Zwartemeer}}
{{Emmen-town}} {{Authority control}}
Category:Emmen, Netherlands Category:Populated places in Drenthe Category:1871 establishments in the Netherlands
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