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.

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Place details

Locality: Anloo
Region: Drenthe
Country: Nederland
Population: 325

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Key facts

Settlement.timezone_DST: CEST
Settlement.utc_offset_DST: +2
Settlement.name: Anloo
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.native_name_lang: nl
Settlement.image_skyline: Zicht op Anloo.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: View on Anloo, seen from the zuides
Settlement.image_flag: Anloo_vlag.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Anloo wapen.svg
Settlement.motto: <!--
Settlement.image_map: LocatieAaEnHunze.png
Settlement.map_caption: -->
Settlement.image_map1: Map NL - Aa en Hunze - Anloo.png
Settlement.map_caption1: The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Anloo in the municipality of Aa en Hunze.
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands Drenthe#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Anloo
Population: 6012
Image: Zicht op Anloo.jpg

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Commons category: Anloo
postal code: 9467

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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 esdorp which developed in the Early Middle Ages on the Hondsrug. It was the capital of the '' (medieval judicial area) Oostermoer, one of six dingspels of Drenthe. The village has two brinks (village squares). The eastern square contains the church on an elevated position. The western square is elongated and contained the former havezate (manor house) Elentsborg which was demolished in 1838.