Introduction
Municipality in Drenthe, NetherlandsAa en HunzeMunicipalityReformed church in Gieten
FlagCoat of armsLocation in DrentheCoordinates: 53°0′N 6°46′E / 53.000°N 6.767°E / 53.000; 6.767CountryNetherlandsProvinceDrentheEstablished1 January 1998Government • BodyMunicipal council • MayorAnno Wietze Hiemstra (CDA)Area • Total278.87 km2 (107.67 sq mi) • Land276.09 km2 (106.60 sq mi) • Water2.78 km2 (1.07 sq mi)Elevation20 m (66 ft)Population (January 2021) • Total25,399 • Density92/km2 (240/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postcode9443–9469, 9510–9519, 9654–9659Area code050, 0592, 0598, 0599Websitewww.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 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.
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
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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[edit]
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[edit]
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
