Bakkenes is an old agricultural property on the Veluwe, located in the campland between Lunteren and Barneveld. Also near Veenendaal there was a "Goet of outs called Backenes" before 1700, while in Arnhem in 1566 there were "huys and hoffstede denen Den Backenes at the Velperpoert".
HistoryIn the Middle Ages, the allodial good Bakkenes (also known as Baeckenes, Baeckenesse, Backenes) is mentioned under ancient exploits in the Gelderse Valley and under the so-called Schothorster Tienden near Lunteren in 'Het Woud'. This indicates that the exploitation (s) derived her name from a member of the Bakenes / Baeckenes / Backenes family. Geographical
The Lunter area was also indicated on old maps and later on cadastral maps. It borders on the good Geutseler that sometimes formed part of it. The nearby property Donckervoort was also referred to as 'Backenesse'. It was once a relatively large agricultural area on which a number of farms, often referred to as 'The Bakkenes'. Also today there are some farms with names like 'De Nieuwe Bakkenes' and 'Bakkenes Zuid'. Surname
In the Netherlands there are still two families bearing the name Bakkenes. The name is derived or a continuation of the considerable old Van Bakenes (Baeckenes, Backenesse) in Haarlem. There is still a district called Bakenes. Known are the Bakenesser Gracht, the Hof van Bakenes and the Bakenesserkerk. The name then appeared in Leiden, Alphen, Utrecht and Amersfoort. The oldest mention of the family name Backenes in Lunteren dates back to 1566. There are currently 350 descendants of this family in the Netherlands. A younger branch originated in 1811 when a family passed this name because they lived and worked on 'De Bakkenes'. There are currently 225 descendants of this last branch in the Netherlands Externe link
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