Ansen is a village in the
Dutch province of
Drenthe
Drenthe () is a 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 to the north, and the German state of Lower Saxony to the east. As of Nov ...
. It is in the municipality
De Wolden, about 15 km northwest of the town of
Hoogeveen
Hoogeveen (; nds-nl, 't Ogeveine or '' 't Oveine'') is a municipality and a town in the Dutch province of Drenthe.
Population centres
Elim, Fluitenberg, Hoogeveen and Noordscheschut, which still have the canals which used to be throughout ...
. The music festival Vogelpop is hosted in Ansen.
History
Ansen is an ''
esdorp'' without a church which developed in the 12th century around a ''
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 ...
'' which was demolished around 1800.
It was first mentioned around 1232 as Anze. The etymology is unknown.
In 1840, it was home to 167 people.
Gallery
File:Overzicht van de achterzijde - Ansen - 20422448 - RCE.jpg, Farm in Ansen
File:Huis te Ansen door-Cornelis Pronk 1732.jpg, Drawing of the Ansen Estate (1732)
References
External links
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Populated places in Drenthe
De Wolden
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