Aa en Hunze
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Aa en Hunze | |
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| Reformed church in Gieten Reformed church in Gieten | |
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| Highlighted position of Aa en Hunze in a municipal map of Drenthe Location in Drenthe | |
| Coordinates: 53°0′N 6°46′E / 53.000°N 6.767°ECoordinates: 53°0′N 6°46′E / 53.000°N 6.767°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Drenthe |
| Established | 1 January 1998[1] |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Anno Wietze Hiemstra (Template:Polparty) |
| Area | |
| • Total | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| • Land | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| • Water | Template:Infobox settlement/areadisp |
| Elevation | Template:Infobox settlement/lengthdisp |
| Population | |
| • Total | Template:Dutch municipality population |
| • Density | Template:Infobox settlement/densdisp |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 9443–9469, 9510–9519, 9654–9659 |
| Area code | 050, 0592, 0598, 0599 |
| Website | www |
Aa en Hunze (nl) is a municipality in the northeastern Netherlands. The municipality has 26,089 inhabitants. The town hall is located in Gieten. The municipality of Aa en Hunze was created on 1 January 1998 by merging the municipalities of Rolde, Gasselte, Gieten, and Anloo.[5]
The names 'Aa' (more precisely the 'Drentsche Aa') and 'Hunze' refer to two small rivers through the municipality. The municipality consists of two distinct parts, each with a different history. The two parts are separated by the Hondsrug, which itself belongs to the western part. This sandy area is among the oldest inhabited regions in the Netherlands. The eastern part of the municipality has a much shorter history of habitation.
Population centres
[edit | edit source]- Achter 't Hout
- Amen
- Anderen
- Anloo
- Annen
- Annerveenschekanaal
- Balloërveld
- Balloo
- Bareveld
- Bonnen
- Bonnerveen
- Bosje
- Bovenstreek
- De Hilte
- Deurze
- Eext
- Eexterveen
- Eexterveenschekanaal
- Eexterzandvoort
- Ekehaar
- Eldersloo
- Eleveld
- Gasselte
- Gasselterboerveen
- Gasselterboerveenschemond
- Gasselternijveen
- Gasselternijveenschemond 1e Dwarsdiep
- Gasselternijveenschemond 2e Dwarsdiep
- Gasteren
- Geelbroek
- Gieten
- Gieterveen
- Gieterzandvoort
- Grolloo
- Kostvlies
- Marwijksoord
- Nieuw-Annerveen
- Nieuwediep
- Nijlande
- Nooitgedacht
- Oud-Annerveen
- Papenvoort
- Rolde
- Schipborg
- Schoonloo
- Schreierswijk
- Spijkerboor
- Streek
- Torenveen
- Veenhof
- Vredenheim
Transportation
[edit | edit source]There is no railway station in the municipality. The nearest station is Assen railway station.
Bus services
[edit | edit source]- 21: Assen - Deurze - Rolde - Grolloo - Schoonloo - Emmen
- 24: Assen - Deurze - Rolde - Papenvoort - Borger - Buinen - Buinerveen - Nieuw-Buinen - Stadskanaal
- 59: Emmen - Borger - Gasselte - Gieten
- Buurtbus 93: Gieten - De Hilte - Eexterveen - Annerveen - Spijkerboor - Annen - Spijkerboor - Zuidlaren
- Buurtbus 94: Gieten - De Hilte - Gieterveen - Bonnerveen - Gasselterboerveen - Gasselternijveen - Drouwenerveen - Drouwenermond - Stadskanaal
- 110: Assen - Deurze - Rolde - Gieten - De Hilte - Bareveld - Veendam
- Qliner 300: Groningen - Gieten - Borger - Emmen (express)
- Qliner 312: Groningen - Gieten - Gasselte - Gasselternijveen - Stadskanaal (express)
Notable people
[edit | edit source]- Harm Brouwer (born 1957) politician
- Hessel de Vries (1916–1959) physicist concerned with radiocarbon dating, also a murderer
- Jan Dijkema (born 1944) politician, sociologist and sports director
- Gerrit Oosting (1941–2012) politician
Sport
[edit | edit source]- Berden de Vries (born 1989) racing cyclist and former speed skater
- Janneke Ensing (born 1986) cyclist
- Arnold van Calker (born 1976) bobsledder
- Edwin van Calker (born 1979) bobsledder
- Alida van der Anker-Doedens (1922–2014) sprint canoeist, competed in two Summer Olympics
Gallery
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Rolde, former townhall
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Windmill between Gasselternijveeen and Gasselte
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Gasselternijveenschemond
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Annerveenschekanaal, drawing bridge
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Near Spijkerboor, river: de Hunze or de Oostermoerse Vaart
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 1998" [Municipal divisions on 1 January 1998]. cbs.nl (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
- ↑ Template:Dutch municipality total area
- ↑ "Postcodetool for 9461BH". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
- ↑ Template:Dutch municipality population
- ↑ "Gemeentegeschiedenis". www.gemeentegeschiedenis.nl. Retrieved 2025-11-22.
External links
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Media related to Aa en Hunze at Wikimedia Commons
Aa en Hunze travel guide from Wikivoyage- Template:Official
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