Anderen

Village in Drenthe, Netherlands
53°0′1″N 6°41′8″E / 53.00028°N 6.68556°E / 53.00028; 6.68556CountryNetherlandsProvinceDrentheMunicipalityAa en HunzeArea • Total11.06 km2 (4.27 sq mi)Elevation12 m (39 ft)Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total265 • Density24/km2 (62/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
9465[1]
Dialing code0592

Anderen is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Aa en Hunze, and lies about 8 km east of Assen.

The village was first mentioned in 1217 as Anderne. The etymology is unknown.[3] Anderen is an esdorp without a church which developed in the Early Middle Ages on the Hondsrug.[4]

Anderen was home to 121 people in 1840.[5]

Transportation

There is no railway station here. The nearest station is Assen station. There are no bus services either, but bus services 10 and 28 stop 1 km south of Anderen on the road cbs.

For further information see Aa en Hunze#Transportation.

Gallery

  • Countryside near Anderen
    Countryside near Anderen
  • Restoration of a farm
    Restoration of a farm

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 9465TJ". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Anderen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  4. ^ Ronald Stenvert (2001). Anderen (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. p. 61. ISBN 90 400 9454 3. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Anderen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 April 2022.
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