Ankeveen

Village in North Holland, Netherlands

52°15′55″N 5°05′56″E / 52.2653°N 5.0989°E / 52.2653; 5.0989CountryNetherlandsProvinceNorth HollandMunicipalityWijdemerenArea

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• Total8.61 km² (3.32 sq mi)Elevation

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0.0 m (0.0 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total1,530 • Density180/km² (460/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

1244^[1]

Dialing code035

Ankeveen is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Wijdemeren, and lies about 5 km west of Bussum.

The village was first mentioned in 1344 as Tankenveen, and means "peat excavation of Tanke (person)".^[3] Ankeveen is a stretched out peat concession village.^[4]

The buitenplaats Berg en Vaart was built near Ankeveen between 1779 and 1782 by an Amsterdam wine merchant. It is surrounded by a large park designed in the 18th century.^[4]

West of the village, there is a fen area, the Ankeveense Plassen [nl] which is a result of the peat excavation in the area.^[5]

Until 1966, Ankeveen was a separate municipality. In 2002, it became part of the municipality of Wijdemeren.^[5]

Gallery

Clergy house
Former church now theatre
House in Ankeveen
Shop in Ankeveen

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 1244NL". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
^ "Ankeveen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 May 2022.
^ ^a ^b Ronald Stenvert & Saskia van Ginkel-Meester (2006). "Ankeveen" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Ankeveen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 May 2022.