Ankum is a municipality in the district of Osnabrück

Osnabrück (district)

Osnabrück is a district in the southwest of Lower Saxony, Germany. With 2,121 km² it is the second largest district of Lower Saxony.- History :...

, in Lower Saxony

Lower Saxony

Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...

, Germany

Germany

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From the Parish Ankum many people had emigrated to the Netherlands until 1800 and later to the USA.

The parish Ankum include the municipals Ankum village (=Dorf), Ahausen-Sitter, Aslage, Basum-Sussum since June 1972 municipal Eggermühlen

Eggermühlen

Eggermühlen is a municipality in the district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany....

; Besten with Krevinghausen and Striekel since 1972 municipal Eggermühlen

Eggermühlen

Eggermühlen is a municipality in the district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany....

, Brickwedde with Stockum and Westrup since 1972, Bokel since 1972 municipal Bersenbrück

Bersenbrück

Bersenbrück is a town in the district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Hase, approx. 30 km north of Osnabrück.Bersenbrück is the seat of the Samtgemeinde Bersenbrück...

, Bockraden and Doethen since 1972 municipal Eggermühlen

Eggermühlen

Eggermühlen is a municipality in the district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany....

, Kettenkamp

Kettenkamp

Kettenkamp is a municipality in the district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany....

, Nortrup

Nortrup

Nortrup is a municipality in the district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany....

-Loxten, Rüssel, Talge since 1972 municipal Bersenbrück

Bersenbrück

Bersenbrück is a town in the district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Hase, approx. 30 km north of Osnabrück.Bersenbrück is the seat of the Samtgemeinde Bersenbrück...

, Tütingen, Westerholte.

Today the unless otherwise stated municipals constitute the village Ankum.