Holiday rental in Ane: Discover history, the mill and the landscape

Ane combines history, rural landscapes and unusual local details. The Battle of Ane, Anermolen, the esch and farmstead landscape, and the “Jochem en de Slag bij Ane” cycling route offer different perspectives on the village. If you are planning a holiday rental in Ane, you can balance your interests between culture, cycling, landscapes and regional flavours.

Battle history in Ane and the Mommeriete

The monument to the Battle of Ane stands in Ane on Anerveenseweg. At the beginning of the 13th century, the Mommeriete northeast of the hamlet of Ane was a peatland; the Battle of Ane took place there on 28 July 1227. The site therefore combines a place of remembrance with a landscape that played a specific role in the historical events.

The troops from Drenthe won the Battle of Ane, while the bishop and his brother were killed. The “Herdenking Slag bij Ane” association held an annual memorial event for the Battle of Ane on 16 August.

Anermolen and exhibition in the Vechtdal

Anermolen is a visitor mill that grinds grain for a chicken farmer rather than for a baker. It is around 15 metres high. The Infocentrum Vechtdal in Gramsbergen also has an exhibition about the Battle of Ane. This means that the region focuses both on an unusual connection with a mill and on the history of the area.

Cycling route to the historic site

The “Jochem en de Slag bij Ane” cycling route takes visitors to the site where the battle took place. The route booklet for this cycling route is available at the Gramsbergen Museum. This gives your travel planning a cycling theme alongside the historic sites and the mill: you can regard culture and exercise as different focuses for your days in Ane.

Esch landscape and typical hall farmhouses

Ane’s esch and farmstead landscape includes typical hall farmhouses. The combination of the landscape designation, farmsteads and hall farmhouses gives Ane’s rural side a distinct framework. When choosing a holiday rental in Ane, you can therefore first decide whether history, cycling or the farming surroundings should take centre stage during your holiday.

Spiced cake with a regional connection

Bakkerij Slatman in Ane or Hardenberg is associated with original Saxon spiced cakes, also known as “Slatmanskoek”. The family business’s connection with handcrafted products can be traced back to 1893. When choosing accommodation, you can consider this culinary connection alongside the exhibition, mill, cycling route and landscape as a distinct source of inspiration for your trip. When choosing a holiday rental in Ane, you can give equal consideration to these cultural, active, rural and culinary interests.

More places for your travel planning

If you would like to visit other places besides Ane, you can find Bruchterveld, Balkbrug, Slagharen, Hardenberg, Rheezerveen, Rheeze, Collendoorn and Gramsbergen here.

To the overarching travel overview: Hardenberg.