Anloo
Sign in to saveAnloo 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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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Anloo
- Country
- Netherlands
- Population
- +6012
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
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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.