Annerveenschekanaal is a village in the

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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 a part of the municipality of

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 '' ...

, and lies about 18 km east 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 ...

. The statistical area "Annerveenschekanaal", which can also include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 420.Statistics Netherlands (CBS)
''Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005''
As of 1 January 2005. The village was founded around 1770, when its name was Annerveensche Compagnie. The village is a

linear settlement A linear settlement is a (normally small to medium-sized) settlement or group of buildings that is formed in a long line. Many of these settlements are formed along a transport route, such as a road, river, or canal. Others form due to physical re ...

along the Grevelingskanaal. The canal has been named after Lambartus Grevijlink, co-owner of the Annerveensche Heerencompagnie, a company that exploited

peat Peat (), also known as turf (), is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation or organic matter. It is unique to natural areas called peatlands, bogs, mires, moors, or muskegs. The peatland ecosystem covers and is the most efficien ...

fields in the area. There is a Dutch Reformed 'farmers-church' from 1836 in Annerveenschekanaal as well as Annerzathe, a countryhouse from 1878. Annerveenschekanaal used to have a public elementary school but it closed in August 2015. The village is on the Grevelingskanaal, and together with the smaller village of

Eexterveenschekanaal Eexterveenschekanaal is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Aa en Hunze, and lies about 19 km east of Assen. History The village was first mentioned in 1899 as "Eexterveensche kanaal of Eexterveen ...

forms part of the protected historic area ''Rijksbeschermd gezicht Annerveenschekanaal / Eexterveenschekanaal''. In recent years the old

swing bridge A swing bridge (or swing span bridge) is a movable bridge that has as its primary structural support a vertical locating pin and support ring, usually at or near to its center of gravity, about which the swing span (turning span) can then pi ...

s crossing the canal have been restored to their original condition and the canal is open for recreation.

Transportation

There is no station here. The nearest stations are

Assen railway station Assen (; abbreviation: Asn) is a railway station located in Assen, Netherlands. The station was opened on 1 May 1870 and is located on the Meppel–Groningen railway. The station is operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen. A new station building was op ...

Groningen railway station Groningen railway station (; abbreviation: Gn), locally called ''Hoofdstation'' (main station), is the main railway station in Groningen in the Province of Groningen, Netherlands. It is located on the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway between Zu ...

Kropswolde railway station Kropswolde (; abbreviation: Kw) is an unstaffed railway station in Foxhol near Kropswolde in the Netherlands. The station was opened on 1 May 1868 and is located on the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway between Groningen Europapark and Marte ...

. Annerveenschekanaal is served by bus line 74, although it technically doesn't go into the village itself. For further information see Aa en Hunze#Transportation.

Notable people

Addeke Hendrik Boerma Addeke Hendrik Boerma (3 April 1912 8 May 1992) was a Dutch civil servant who served as the first Executive Director of the World Food Programme from 1962–1967 and as the Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization from 1967 unt ...

(19121992), civil servant and first director of the UN World Food Programme.

Gallery

File:20171107 Grevelingskanaal in Annerveenschekanaal1.jpg, Canal view File:Annerveenschekanaal, ophaalbrug foto5 2014-07-12 12.32.jpg, Draw bridge File:20171107 Annerveenschekanaal.jpg, Farm in Annerveenschekanaal File:Varkenshuis Annerveenschekanaal.jpg, The pig house

References

{{Authority control Populated places in Drenthe Aa en Hunze