Ankeveen

Ankeveen
—  Unincorporated community  —
The town centre (darkgreen) and the statistical district (lightgreen) of Ankeveen in the municipality of Wijdemeren.
Municipality Wijdemeren
Population 1,515

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.

In 2001, the town of Ankeveen had 707 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.11 km², and contained 280 residences.[1] The statistical district "Ankeveen", which covers the village and the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 1610.[2]

There are plans to establish a centre for refugees in Ankeveen.

West of the village, there is a fen area, the Ankeveense Plassen.

Until 1966, Ankeveen was a separate municipality.

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References

  1. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 [1]. Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.
  2. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005 [2]. As of 1 January 2005.