Bontebok is a village in Heerenveen in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands.

[3] The village was first mentioned in 1640 as Bonte Bock, and is named after an inn which used a goat as a sign board.

[4] Bontebok developed during the peat excavation of the area.

The inn was later joined by a couple of shops and pubs, and a hamlet developed.

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