Zwartemeer

History

Zwartemeer is a linear settlement along a canal which was established in 1871 as a buckwheat settlement. It was named after the black water of the moor lake which was the source of the . In 1932, it was home to 2,419 people. Since 1974, a carnival is organised in Zwartemeer hosted by the carnivalsassociation of Zwartemeer CV de Veentrappers which attracts large crowds.

Most-observed species

• muskrat

  Ondatra zibethicus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Mammalia
  3,391
• European mole

  Talpa europaea Linnaeus, 1758 · Mammalia
  2,587
• Common Wood-Pigeon

  Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2,541
• Common Buzzard

  Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,420
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2,370
• Carrion Crow

  Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2,358
• Red Admiral

  Vanessa atalanta (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
  2,354
• Peacock

  Aglais io (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
  2,343

Most recent

• M 3.8 — 2025-11-14
  0 km ESE of Uithuizen, Netherlands
• M 2.7 — 2022-09-24
  3 km SSW of Spijk, Netherlands
• M 3.2 — 2019-05-22
  1 km E of Warffum, Netherlands
• M 3.4 — 2013-02-07
  1 km NE of Usquert, Netherlands
• M 3.4 — 2012-08-16
  1 km NNE of Loppersum, Netherlands
• M 3.3 — 2008-10-30
  2 km SSW of Usquert, Netherlands