Annen is a village in the

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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 ...

. Located in the

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Aa en Hunze Aa en Hunze () is a municipality in the northeastern Netherlands. The names 'Aa' (more precisely the 'Drentsche Aa') and 'Hunze' refer to two small rivers through the municipality. Population centres Long place names The very small hamlets '' ...

, it lies about 12 km (7.4 mi) northeast of

Assen Assen () is a municipality and a city in the northeastern Netherlands, and is the capital (politics), capital of the province of Drenthe. It received City rights in the Netherlands, city rights in 1809. Assen is known for TT Circuit Assen, the ...

History

The village was first mentioned in 1309 as Anne. The etymology is unknown. Annen is an ''

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'' without a church which developed in the Early Middle Ages on the

Hondsrug 300px, The Hoogstraatje in Groningen, the northernmost hill of the Hondsrug The Hondsrug () is a Dutch ridge of sand that is mainly located in the province Drenthe and partly in the province Groningen. The spur of the Hondsrug in Groningen ha ...

. It was a large triangular ''brink'' (village square) in the south-western corner of the village. The town hall of the municipality of

Anloo Anloo is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Aa en Hunze, and lies about 10 km east of Assen. History The village was first mentioned in 1139 as Anloe. The etymology in unclear. Anloo is an ''esdo ...

used to be located in Annen. It is a wide neoclassic building from 1895 which also contained the residential home of the mayor. Annen was home to 419 people in 1840. The

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was built in 1954. It was decommissioned in 1980, and now serves as village house and is used by the local

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. It was an independent municipality until 1998 when it was merged into

Transportation

The nearest railway station is Assen station. The following bus services stop in Annen: 58, 59, 93 and 318.

Gallery

File:Annen - voormalige school.jpg, Former school File:Overzicht boerderijen - Annen - 20371046 - RCE.jpg, Farms in Annen

References

{{Authority control Populated places in Drenthe Aa en Hunze