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Gieten

Coordinates: 53°0′19″N 6°45′47″E / 53.00528°N 6.76306°E / 53.00528; 6.76306
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Gieten
Village
Zicht op Gieten vanaf de Hondsrugweg
Zicht op Gieten vanaf de Hondsrugweg
Flag of Gieten
Coat of arms of Gieten
The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Gieten in the municipality of Aa en Hunze.
The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Gieten in the municipality of Aa en Hunze.
Gieten is located in Drenthe
Gieten
Gieten
Location in the Netherlands
Gieten is located in Netherlands
Gieten
Gieten
Gieten (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 53°0′19″N 6°45′47″E / 53.00528°N 6.76306°E / 53.00528; 6.76306
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceDrenthe
MunicipalityAa en Hunze
Area
 • Total24.74 km2 (9.55 sq mi)
Elevation16 m (52 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total5,030
 • Density200/km2 (530/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
9461[1]
Dialing code0592

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]

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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.