Oud-Annerveen Explained

Oud Annerveen
Settlement Type:Village
Native Name Lang:nl
Image Map1:Map NL - Aa en Hunze - Oud-Annerveen.png
Map Caption1:Oud-Annerveen in the municipality of Aa en Hunze.
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Drenthe#Netherlands
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Netherlands
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Drenthe
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Aa en Hunze
Coordinates:53.0886°N 6.7606°W
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:2
Area Total Km2:2.03
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:125
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:9655
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0598

Oud-Annerveen is a small village in the municipality of Aa en Hunze in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It lies in the extreme northwest of the town. It lies on the southeast side against Spijkerboor in the northeast bordering the Zuidlaarderveen. The Hunze river flows parallel to the main street, just south of the village.

The village was first mentioned in 1498 as "dat vene gelegen up Anner vene", and means "the old peat (colony) belonging to Annen. Oud (old) has been added to distinguish between Nieuw-Annerveen.[3] Oud-Annerveen developed when the communal lands where split in 1457. It was mainly inhabited by small farmers who excavated the peat and worked the land.

Oud-Annerveen was home to 191 people in 1840.[4]

References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 9655PD . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 12 March 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 13 March 2022.
  3. Web site: Oud-Annerveen - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 10 April 2022 . nl.
  4. Web site: Oud-Annerveen . Plaatsengids . 10 April 2022 . nl.