Gieten
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.
Gieten | |
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Village | |
 Zicht op Gieten vanaf de Hondsrugweg | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Gieten in the municipality of Aa en Hunze. | |
  Gieten Location in the Netherlands  Gieten Gieten (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 53°0′19″N 6°45′47″E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Drenthe |
| Municipality | Aa en Hunze |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24.74 km2 (9.55 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 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 |
History
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
The Superprestige Gieten is an October cyclo-cross race held in Gieten, Netherlands, which is part of the Superprestige.[5]
Gallery
Reformed church
Hotel in Gieten
Former town hall
References
- "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- "Postcodetool for 9461AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- "Gieten". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- Ronald Stenvert (2001). Gieten (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. p. 61. ISBN 90 400 9454 3. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- "Gieten". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- "station Gieten". Stationsweb (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
