Ansen

Ansen is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is in the municipality De Wolden, about 15 km northwest of the town of Hoogeveen. The music festival Vogelpop is hosted in Ansen.

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Settlement.name: Ansen
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: Anserveld.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Het Anserveld nabij Ansen
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands Drenthe#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in province of Drenthe in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Drenthe
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: De Wolden
Settlement.elevation_m: 7
Settlement.area_total_km2: 8.87
Settlement.population_total: 350
Settlement.population_as_of: 2021
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.population_density_urban_km2: auto

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Ansen is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is in the municipality De Wolden, about 15 km northwest of the town of Hoogeveen. The music festival Vogelpop is hosted in Ansen.

==History== Ansen is an esdorp without a church which developed in the 12th century around a havezate which was demolished around 1800. It was first mentioned around 1232 as Anze. The etymology is unknown. In 1840, it was home to 167 people.