Pieterburen is a village in the northeastern Netherlands, located in the municipality of Het Hogeland, Groningen.

It is an area with brick Gothic churches, stately farms, and endless views over the land, all the way to the Wadden Sea.

Pieterburen is known for its Seal Rehabilitation and Research Centre, the vicarage garden Domies toen, the old mill De Vier Winden (The Four Winds).

[6] Mudflat hiking is potentially dangerous, and is only allowed under the supervision of a licensed guide.

[7] Pieterburen is the start of the Pieterpad, a long-distance hiking trail to Sint Pieter in the extreme south of the Netherlands.