Gieten

Gieten is a town 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
Town
Zicht op Gieten vanaf de Hondsrugweg
Coat of arms
The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Gieten in the municipality of Aa en Hunze.
Coordinates: 53°0′19″N 6°45′47″E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceDrenthe
MunicipalityAa en Hunze
Population
 (1 January 2010)
  Total5,171
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Gieten was a separate municipality until 1998, when it became a part of Aa en Hunze.[1]

In 2001, the town of Gieten had 4175 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 2.1 km², and contained 1778 residences.[2] The statistical area "Gieten", which can also include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 5360.[3]

Sports

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

Reformed church

References

  1. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
  2. Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 Archived March 19, 2006, at the Wayback Machine. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
  3. Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005 Archived 1999-04-27 at the Wayback Machine. As of 1 January 2005.


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