Ens, Netherlands Explained

Ens
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Flevoland
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Noordoostpolder
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Flevoland#Netherlands
Coordinates:52.6369°N 5.8256°W
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:-1.9
Area Total Km2:42.76
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1948
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:3,110
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Urban Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:8307
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0527

Ens is a village in the Dutch province of Flevoland. It is a part of the municipality of Noordoostpolder, and lies about 10 km southeast of Emmeloord.

In 2019, Ens had 3,065 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.57 km², and contained 846 residences.[3]

History

The village was first mentioned in 1950 as Ense. It is named after a flooded village on the island of Schokland. The name probably means "duck lake".[4]

On 10 November 1941, the first barracks were placed in Ens for the poldering of the Noordoostpolder. Ens was founded in 1948 as one of the new settlements. The plan of the village by was approved in 1949. The central core is a green axis with the church on the east side, a pub-restaurant on the west side and shops on the northern and southern side.

In 1948, wooden houses were bought in Austria as temporary housing, however they are still in use.[5] The same, a little wooden Catholic chapel was built, and is still standing beside the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church. The church is nowadays in use as a library and neighbourhood centre.[6]

There is a white watchtower near the N50 road. It was built between 1956 and 1957 for recreational purposes.[6]

Public transportation

There is no railway station in Ens, but the nearest station is Kampen. There is a regular bus service 141 (Zwolle - Kampen - Ens - Emmeloord - Urk).

References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 8307AA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 12 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 12 April 2022.
  3. Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 Web site: CBS - Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 - Geografische data . 2007-01-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070124100013/http://www.cbs.nl/nl-NL/menu/themas/milieu-natuur-ruimte/ruimte/publicaties/cartografie-geografie/geografische-data/2001-bevolkingskernen-in-nederland.htm . 2007-01-24 . . Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.
  4. Web site: Ens - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 12 April 2022 . nl.
  5. Book: Ens . Ronald Stenvert & Chris Kolman . 2006 . Waanders . Zwolle . 90-400-9179-X . nl . 12 April 2022.
  6. Web site: Ens . Plaatsengids . 12 April 2022 . nl.