Aa en Hunze

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

Aa en Hunze
Municipality
Flag
Coat of arms
Location in Drenthe
Coordinates: 53°0′N 6°46′E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceDrenthe
Established1 January 1998[1]
Government
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorAnno Wietze Hiemstra (CDA)
Area
[2]
 • Total278.87 km2 (107.67 sq mi)
 • Land276.09 km2 (106.60 sq mi)
 • Water2.78 km2 (1.07 sq mi)
Elevation
[3]
20 m (70 ft)
Population
 (January 2019)[4]
 • Total25,386
 • Density92/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
9443–9469, 9510–9519, 9654–9659
Area code050, 0592, 0598, 0599
Websitewww.aaenhunze.nl
Topographic map of Aa en Hunze, June 2015

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

Population centres

Long place names

The very small hamlets Gasselternijveenschemond 1e Dwarsdiep and Gasselternijveenschemond 2e Dwarsdiep have the longest settlement names in the Netherlands. Gasselterboerveenschemond is the longest single-word placename in the country.

Transportation

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

Bus services
  • 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
Harm Brouwer, 2016
  • Hessel de Vries (1916–1959) physicist concerned with radiocarbon dating, also a murderer
  • Gerrit Oosting (1941–2012) politician
  • Wim Cool (born 1943) business consultant, mediator and politician
  • Jan Dijkema (born 1944) politician, sociologist and sports director
  • Harm Brouwer (born 1957) politician

Sport
  • Rolde, former townhall
  • Windmill between Gasselternijveeen and Gasselte
  • Gasselternijveenschemond
  • Annerveenschekanaal, drawing bridge
  • Near Spijkerboor, river: de Hunze or de Oostermoerse Vaart

References
  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 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
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