Ankeveen
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)".
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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)".
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A stretched out peat concession village. 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. West of the village, there is a fen area, the Ankeveense Plassen which is a result of the peat excavation in the area. Until 1966, Ankeveen was a separate municipality. In 2002, it became part of the municipality of Wijdemeren.
• Name — Ankeveen • Type — Village • Native Name Lang — nl • Pushpin Map — Netherlands#Netherlands North Holland • Pushpin Label Position — right • Pushpin Map Size — 250 • Pushpin Caption — Location in the Netherlands##Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Netherlands • Subdivision Type1 — Province • Subdivision Name1 — North Holland • Subdivision Type2 — Municipality • Subdivision Name2 — Wijdemeren • Elevation M — 0.0 • Area Total Km2 — 8.61 • Population Total — 1,530 • Population As Of — 2021 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Time Zone — CET • Utc Offset — +1 • Time Zone Dst — CEST • Utc Offset Dst — +2 • Postal Code Type — Postal code • Postal Code — 1244 • Area Code Type — Dialing code • Area Code — 035 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)". Ankeveen is a stretched out peat concession village. 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. West of the village, there is a fen area, the Ankeveense Plassen which is a result of the peat excavation in the area. Until 1966, Ankeveen was a separate municipality. In 2002, it became part of the municipality of Wijdemeren.
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• Illustration — Clergy house • Illustration — Former church now theatre • Illustration — House in Ankeveen • Illustration — Shop in Ankeveen
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