azc Burgum (Elingsloane)
Police were called to the reception centre on the Elingsloane in Burgum on 2 July 2024 after a report of violence. Officers found that an assault had taken place; the victim, a resident of the centre, was treated by ambulance staff and a 40-year-old man from Burgum was arrested on suspicion of the attack.
Occupancy
77
people (Aug 2025)
Per night
€80
per person (benchmark)
Annual
€2.2m
estimated
Background
The site sits at Elingsloane, Burgum. It is run by the COA (Centraal Orgaan opvang asielzoekers), the Dutch government’s asylum-reception agency. For what the azc / noodopvang categories mean and how Dutch reception spending breaks down, open the cost panel on the interactive map with the Netherlands selected in Settings.
In the news
Jul 2024
Man (40) arrested after incident at AZC Burgum
Emergency services responded to a report of violence at the Elingsloane centre; a resident was injured and a 40-year-old man from Burgum was arrested on suspicion of assault.
Omrop Fryslan · source
Compiled from public Dutch news reports (each item links to its source). Where a municipality runs more than one reception location, attribution to this specific address reflects the cited report and may be approximate — always check the linked source.
Timeline
Jul 2024
Man arrested after assault at centre
A 40-year-old man was detained on suspicion of assaulting a resident of the Elingsloane reception centre.
Cost
Dutch asylum reception is funded by central government through the COA. At an illustrative benchmark of about €80 per person per night for a regular centre, the 77 people recorded here on 13 August 2025 imply roughly €2.2m per year. This is an order-of-magnitude figure for context only, not a site-specific invoice — emergency reception typically runs around three times the cost of a regular centre.
Sources
COA / Rijksoverheid (Kamerstuk, 5 Sep 2025) · 2025-08-13. View source
Occupancy is the COA register snapshot of 13 August 2025 and may have changed since. Coordinates were geocoded from the published street address via the official PDOK Locatieserver.