Aa en Hunze

Municipality in Drenthe, Netherlands

Aa en Hunze

Municipality

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Location in Drenthe

Coordinates: 53°0′N 6°46′E﻿ / ﻿53.000°N 6.767°E﻿ / 53.000; 6.767
Country| Netherlands
Province| Drenthe
Established| 1 January 1998[1]
Government

• Body| Municipal council
• Mayor| Anno Wietze Hiemstra (CDA)
Area

[2]

• Total

| 278.87 km2 (107.67 sq mi)
• Land| 276.09 km2 (106.60 sq mi)
• Water| 2.78 km2 (1.07 sq mi)
Elevation

[3]

| 20 m (70 ft)
Population

(January 2021)[4]

• Total

| 25,399
• Density| 92/km2 (240/sq mi)
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.aaenhunze.nl
Topographic map of Aa en Hunze, June 2015

Aa en Hunze (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌaː ʔɛn ˈɦʏnzə] ⓘ) is a municipality in the northeastern Netherlands.

The names 'Aa' (more precisely the 'Drentsche Aa') and 'Hunze' refer to two small rivers through the municipality.

## Population centres

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* 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

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There is no railway station in the municipality. The nearest station is Assen railway station.

### Bus services

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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

* Windmill between Gasselternijveeen and Gasselte

* Gasselternijveenschemond

* Annerveenschekanaal, drawing bridge

* Near Spijkerboor, river: de Hunze or de Oostermoerse Vaart

## References

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1. ^ "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 1998" [Municipal divisions on 1 January 1998]. cbs.nl (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
2. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
3. ^ "Postcodetool for 9461BH". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
4. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.

## External links

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* Media related to Aa en Hunze at Wikimedia Commons
* Aa en Hunze travel guide from Wikivoyage
* Official website

Places adjacent to Aa en Hunze

| Tynaarlo | Hoogezand-Sappemeer (GR) | Veendam (GR)

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Assen |

Aa en Hunze

| Stadskanaal (GR)
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Midden-Drenthe | Coevorden | Borger-Odoorn

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Populated places in the municipality of Aa en Hunze

Villages|

* Anderen
* Anloo
* Annen
* Annerveenschekanaal
* Balloo
* Bareveld
* Deurze
* Eext
* Eexterveen
* Eexterveenschekanaal
* Ekehaar
* Gasselte
* Gasselternijveen
* Gasselternijveenschemond
* Gasteren
* Gieten
* Gieterveen
* Grolloo
* Nieuwediep
* Oud-Annerveen
* Rolde
* Schipborg
* Schoonloo
* Spijkerboor

Hamlets|

* Achter 't Hout
* Amen
* Balloërveld
* Bonnen
* Bonnerveen
* Eexterzandvoort
* Eldersloo
* Gasselterboerveen
* Gasselterboerveenschemond
* Kostvlies
* Nieuw-Annerveen
* Nijlande
* Nooitgedacht
* Papenvoort

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Municipalities of Drenthe

* Aa en Hunze
* Assen
* Borger-Odoorn
* Coevorden
* De Wolden
* Emmen
* Hoogeveen
* Meppel
* Midden-Drenthe
* Noordenveld
* Tynaarlo
* Westerveld

* See also
* Netherlands
* Provinces
* Municipalities

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF
* WorldCat

Geographic|

* MusicBrainz area

Other|

* Yale LUX

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