Ansnorveldt, Ontario


Ansnorveldt is a hamlet located at the northeastern extent of King Township, in Ontario, Canada. It is located in the Holland Marsh, north of Highway 9. Whereas most of King township is in the Oak Ridges—Markham electoral district, Ansnorveldt and all other portions of King north of Highway 9 are part of the York—Simcoe electoral district, represented federally by Scot Davidson of the Conservative Party of Canada and provincially by Caroline Mulroney of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario.

Geography

Located in the fertile Holland Marsh, the area is considered to be the Breadbasket of Ontario. The Ansnorveldt Wetland Complex, which is a provincially significant wetland area, is located on the edge of the Holland Marsh; its southern extent reaches the northern slopes of the geologically important Oak Ridges Moraine. The wetlands in the complex are hydrologically connected along a discharge zone at the base of the Oak Ridges Moraine.

History

Ansnorveldt is a contraction of the Dutch "An Snor's Veldt" meaning "On Snor's Field" after John Snorr, a pioneering founder of the area from Netherlands.
On October 15, 1954, Ansnorveldt was affected by Hurricane Hazel. Indeed, the hamlet was inundated with water.
In 2004, Ansnorveldt won the Provincial title of "Communities in Bloom".

Education and culture

The private Holland Marsh District Christian School, affiliated with the Ontario Alliance of Christian Schools, is in the hamlet, as well as a branch of the King Township Public Library.