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Anloo is a village in the Dutch province of
The ''hunebed'' is hidden in the forest and on a military terrain. It consists of four capstones, however one has fallen. A large part of the dolmen is still hidden under ground.
The ''hunebed'' is located in the forest and contains four capstones and eight side stones. One gate stone has remained. The missing gate stone has been marked by a concrete cast.
The ''hunebed'' is a small incomplete dolmen near the main road in the build-up area.
The ''hunebed'' is located on the estate Terborgh. It is medium sized with four capstones, however it is well preserved and only one capstone was removed. Some artefacts from the cellar have been recovered in 1879, and are on display in the
File:Kerk Anloo.jpg, The
File:Kosterswoning Kerkbrink1 Anloo.jpg, Former clergy house
File:20191030 Zicht op Anloo6 met Sint Magnuskerk.jpg, View on Anloo
File:Kerkbrink, Anloo, Drenthe, Netherlands - panoramio.jpg, House on the church ''brink'' (village square)
Drenthe
Drenthe () is a provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands located in the northeastern part of the country. It is bordered by Overijssel to the south, Friesland to the west, Groningen (province), Groningen to the north, and the G ...
. It is a part of the municipality of Aa en Hunze, and lies about 10 km east of Assen.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1139 as Anloe. The etymology in unclear. Anloo is an '' esdorp'' which developed in the Early Middle Ages on the Hondsrug. It was the capital of the ' (medieval judicial area) Oostermoer, one of six ''dingspel''s ofDrenthe
Drenthe () is a provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands located in the northeastern part of the country. It is bordered by Overijssel to the south, Friesland to the west, Groningen (province), Groningen to the north, and the G ...
. The village has two ''brinks'' (village squares). The eastern square contains the church on an elevated position. The western square is elongated and contained the former ''havezate
A manor house was historically the main residence of the lord of the manor. The house formed the administrative centre of a manor in the European feudal system; within its great hall were held the lord's manorial courts, communal meals with ...
'' (manor house) Elentsborg which was demolished in 1838.
The Magnus Church dates from around 1100 and was a replacement of a wooden church. It was extended several times during its history. The spire of the tower 1757. The church was restored between 1941 and 1944. There are wall paintings about the life of Mary, mother of Jesus which have been made around 1300. During the Middle Ages, the church also served as court house.
Anloo was home to 277 people in 1840. During World War II, there was a submerged hut in the forest where people could shelter. The hut was discovered on 29 September 1944. Of the eight ''onderduikers'' (people in hiding), three were captured and executed at Westerbork transit camp; the others managed to escape. On 8 April 1945, three days before liberation, ten members of the Dutch Resistance were executed at the hut. The resistance members were held captive at Scholtenhuis in Groningen by the ''Sicherheitsdienst
' (, ''Security Service''), full title ' (Security Service of the '' Reichsführer-SS''), or SD, was the intelligence agency of the SS and the Nazi Party in Nazi Germany. Established in 1931, the SD was the first Nazi intelligence organization ...
''. On 10 April, their bodies were discovered by a passer-by. In 1970, a monument was revealed at the hut for the victims.
Until 1998, Anloo was a separate municipality, however the town hall was located in Annen. In 1998, it was merged into Aa en Hunze.
Hunebedden
There are four ''hunebedden'' (dolmen
A dolmen () or portal tomb is a type of single-chamber megalithic tomb, usually consisting of two or more upright megaliths supporting a large flat horizontal capstone or "table". Most date from the early Neolithic (40003000 BCE) and were so ...
) around Anloo.
The ''hunebed'' is hidden in the forest and on a military terrain. It consists of four capstones, however one has fallen. A large part of the dolmen is still hidden under ground.
The ''hunebed'' is located in the forest and contains four capstones and eight side stones. One gate stone has remained. The missing gate stone has been marked by a concrete cast.
The ''hunebed'' is a small incomplete dolmen near the main road in the build-up area.
The ''hunebed'' is located on the estate Terborgh. It is medium sized with four capstones, however it is well preserved and only one capstone was removed. Some artefacts from the cellar have been recovered in 1879, and are on display in the British Museum
The British Museum is a public museum dedicated to human history, art and culture located in the Bloomsbury area of London. Its permanent collection of eight million works is among the largest and most comprehensive in existence. It docume ...
, however the dolmen has not been scientifically researched yet. It was restored in 1951.
Nature
Anloo is surrounded by forests. Strubben–Kniphorstbos is a nature reserve of . It is an archaeological reserve, due to the presence of dolmen, and many ancient burial mounts.Transportation
There is no railway station in Anloo. The nearest station isAssen railway station
Assen (; abbreviation: Asn) is a railway station located in Assen, Netherlands
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. Bus service 58 runs through Anloo and goes to Assen railway station.
For further information see Aa en Hunze#Transportation.
Notable people
* Harm Brouwer (born 1957), politicianGallery
References
{{Aa en Hunze town Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 1998 Former municipalities of Drenthe Populated places in Drenthe Aa en Hunze