Ankeveen

Coordinates: 52°15′55″N 5°05′56″E / 52.2653°N 5.0989°E / 52.2653; 5.0989
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Ankeveen
Village
Ankeveen is located in Netherlands
Ankeveen
Ankeveen
Location in the Netherlands
Ankeveen is located in North Holland
Ankeveen
Ankeveen
Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands
Coordinates: 52°15′55″N 5°05′56″E / 52.2653°N 5.0989°E / 52.2653; 5.0989
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Holland
MunicipalityWijdemeren
Area
 • Total8.61 km2 (3.32 sq mi)
Elevation0.0 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]

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References[edit]

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