Gieten

Village in Drenthe, Netherlands

Gieten

Village

Zicht op Gieten vanaf de Hondsrugweg

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The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Gieten in the municipality of Aa en Hunze.

Gieten

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Gieten

Gieten (Netherlands)

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Coordinates: 53°0′19″N 6°45′47″E﻿ / ﻿53.00528°N 6.76306°E﻿ / 53.00528; 6.76306
Country| Netherlands
Province| Drenthe
Municipality| Aa en Hunze
Area

[1]

• Total

| 24.74 km2 (9.55 sq mi)
Elevation

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| 16 m (52 ft)
Population

(2021)[1]

• Total

| 5,030
• Density| 200/km2 (530/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code|

9461[1]

Dialing code| 0592

Gieten is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Aa en Hunze, and lies about 14 km east of Assen.

## History

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The village was first mentioned in 1223 as Geten. The etymology is unclear.[3] Gieten is an esdorp which developed in the Early Middle Ages on the Hondsrug as a satellite of Anloo. The village started to developed where the road from Groningen to Coevorden intersected with a road to Assen. The former village Bonnen was located to the east and contained the havezate Entinge from 1648 until its demolition in 1768.[4]

The Dutch Reformed Church dates from at least 1302. In 1626, it was heavily damaged during the Dutch Revolt, and rebuilt. The tower was built in 1804 as a replacement of a 17th-century tower.[4]

Gieten was home to 464 people 1840.[5] Between 1905 and 1947, a railway station on the Gasselternijveen to Assen railway line was located in Gieten. The building was demolished in 1969.[6]

Gieten was a separate municipality until 1998, when it became a part of Aa en Hunze.[7]

## Sports

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The Superprestige Gieten is an October cyclo-cross race held in Gieten, Netherlands, which is part of the Superprestige.[5]

## Gallery

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* Hazewind windmill

* Reformed church

* Hotel in Gieten

* Former town hall

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
2. ^ "Postcodetool for 9461AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
3. ^ "Gieten". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 April 2022.
4. ^ a b Ronald Stenvert (2001). Gieten (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. p. 61\. ISBN 90 400 9454 3. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
5. ^ a b "Gieten". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 April 2022.
6. ^ "station Gieten". Stationsweb (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 April 2022.
7. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.

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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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