Ens is a village in the Dutch province of

Flevoland Flevoland () is the twelfth and youngest province of the Netherlands, established in 1986, when the southern and eastern Flevopolders, together with the Noordoostpolder, were merged into one provincial entity. It is in the centre of the countr ...

. It is a part of the municipality of

Noordoostpolder Noordoostpolder (; en, "North-East Polder") is a polder and municipality in the Flevoland province in the central Netherlands. Formerly, it was also called '' Urker Land''. Emmeloord is the administrative center, located in the heart of the Noord ...

, 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, Urk ...

. 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. The name probably means "duck lake". On 10 November 1941, the first barracks were placed in Ens for the ''

polder A polder () is a low-lying tract of land that forms an artificial hydrological entity, enclosed by embankments known as dikes. The three types of polder are: # Land reclaimed from a body of water, such as a lake or the seabed # Flood plains s ...

ing'' of the

. 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

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. 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

{{Authority control Populated places in Flevoland Noordoostpolder 1948 establishments in the Netherlands