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.

Ankeveen
Village
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Coordinates: 52.2653°N 5.0989°E / 52.2653; 5.0989
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Holland
Municipality	Wijdemeren
Area [1]
• Total	8.61 km2 (3.32 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	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 (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

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