Ankeveen is a village in the

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

province of

North Holland North Holland ( nl, Noord-Holland, ) is a province of the Netherlands in the northwestern part of the country. It is located on the North Sea, north of South Holland and Utrecht, and west of Friesland and Flevoland. In November 2019, it had a ...

. It is a part of the municipality of

Wijdemeren Wijdemeren () is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland, on the western border of the Gooi region. Wijdemeren contains many lakes. In the north(east) ''Spiegelplas'' and ''Ankeveense Plassen'', in the (south)west ''Lo ...

, and lies about 5 km west of

Bussum Bussum () is a commuter town and former municipality in the Gooi region in the south east of the province of North Holland in the Netherlands near Hilversum. Since 2016, Bussum has been part of the new municipality of Gooise Meren. Bussum had ...

. The village was first mentioned in 1344 as Tankenveen, and means "

peat Peat (), also known as turf (), is an accumulation of partially Decomposition, decayed vegetation or organic matter. It is unique to natural areas called peatlands, bogs, mires, Moorland, moors, or muskegs. The peatland ecosystem covers and ...

excavation of Tanke (person)". Ankeveen is a stretched out peat concession village. The ''

buitenplaats A buitenplaats (literally "outside place") was a summer residence for rich townspeople in the Netherlands. During the Dutch Golden Age of the 17th century, many traders and city administrators in Dutch towns became very wealthy. Many of them bou ...

'' 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 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

Gallery

File:Ankeveen Stichts End 59 pastorie.jpg, Clergy house File:Ankeveen Stichts End 57-59.jpg, Former church now theatre File:Ankeveen Cannenburgerweg 11b.jpg, House in Ankeveen File:Ankeveen Herenweg 115.jpg, Shop in Ankeveen

References

Populated places in North Holland Former municipalities of North Holland Wijdemeren {{NorthHolland-geo-stub