Ens is a village in the
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People E ...
province of
Flevoland. It is a part of the municipality of
Noordoostpolder, and lies about 10 km southeast of
Emmeloord
Emmeloord is the administrative centre of the municipality of Noordoostpolder, Flevoland, Netherlands. In 2019, it had a population of 26,055.
Overview
At the heart of the Noordoostpolder, where the three main drainage canals Lemstervaart, ...
.
In 2019, Ens had 3,065 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.57 km², and contained 846 residences.
[Statistics Netherlands (CBS), ''Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001'' . Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.]
History
The village was first mentioned in 1950 as Ense. It is named after a flooded village on the island of
Schokland
Schokland () is a former island in the Dutch Zuiderzee, in the municipality of Noordoostpolder. Schokland was an elongated strip of peat land which ceased to be an island when the Noordoostpolder was reclaimed from the sea in 1942. It is now just ...
. The name probably means "duck lake".
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.
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.
There is a white watchtower near the N50 road. It was built between 1956 and 1957 for recreational purposes.
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).
Gallery
File:08-Ramspolbrug - 02062012 - open dag-030.JPG, Ramspol Bridge
File:Ens Noordoostpolder.JPG, Village square
File:Ens rk kerk.JPG, Catholic church
File:Ens - rijksmonument 527057 - Schokkerringweg 43 20120812.jpg, Farm in Ens
References
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Populated places in Flevoland
Noordoostpolder
1948 establishments in the Netherlands