Ankeveen
Village in North Holland, Netherlands
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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.
Ankeveen | |
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  Ankeveen Location in the Netherlands  Ankeveen Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands | |
| Coordinates: 52.2653°N 5.0989°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Holland |
| Municipality | Wijdemeren |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.61 km2 (3.32 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 0.0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 1,530 |
| • Density | 178/km2 (460/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 1244[1] |
| Dialing code | 035 |
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 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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Clergy house
Former church now theatre
House in Ankeveen
Shop in Ankeveen
