Aa en Hunze
| Aa en Hunze | |||
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| Municipality | |||
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.svg.png) Location in Drenthe | |||
| Coordinates: 53°0′N 6°46′E / 53.000°N 6.767°ECoordinates: 53°0′N 6°46′E / 53.000°N 6.767°E | |||
| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | Drenthe | ||
| Established | 1 January 1998[1] | ||
| Government[2] | |||
| • Body | Municipal council | ||
| • Mayor | Eric van Oosterhout (PvdA) | ||
| Area[3] | |||
| • Total | 278.88 km2 (107.68 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 276.35 km2 (106.70 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 2.53 km2 (0.98 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation[4] | 20 m (70 ft) | ||
| Population (May 2014)[5] | |||
| • Total | 25,290 | ||
| • Density | 92/km2 (240/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postcode | 9443–9469, 9510–9519, 9654–9659 | ||
| Area code | 050, 0592, 0598, 0599 | ||
| Website |
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Topographic map of Aa en Hunze, June 2015
Aa en Hunze (
pronunciation ) is a municipality in the northeastern Netherlands.
The names 'Aa' (more precisely the 'Drentsche Aa') and 'Hunze' refer to two small rivers through the municipality.
Population centres
- 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
- Schoonlo
- Schreierswijk
- Spijkerboor
- Streek
- Torenveen
- Veenhof
- Vredenheim
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
- 10: Assen - Deurze - Rolde - Gieten - De Hilte - Bareveld - Veendam - Winschoten
- 21: Assen - Deurze - Rolde - Grolloo - Schoonloo - Emmen
- 24: Assen - Deurze - Rolde - Papenvoort - Borger - Buinen - Buinerveen - Nieuw-Buinen - Stadskanaal
- 28: Assen - Deurze - Rolde - Gieten - Gasselte - Gasselternijveen - Gasselternijveenschemond - Stadskanaal
- 58: Groningen - Haren - Zuidlaren - Schuilingsoord - Annen - Anloo - Loon - Assen
- 59: Emmen - Borger - Gasselte - Gieten - Eext - Annen
- Buurtbus 93: Gieten - De Hilte - Eexterveen - Annerveen - Spijkerboor - Annen - Spijkerboor - Zuidlaren
- Buurtbus 94: Gieten - De Hilte - Gieterveen - Bonnerveen - Gasselterboerveen - Gasselternijveen - Drouwenerveen - Drouwenermond - Stadskanaal
- Qliner 300: Groningen - Gieten - Borger - Emmen (express)
- Qliner 302: Groningen - Gieten - Gasselte - Gasselternijveen - Stadskanaal (express)
- Qliner 318: Groningen - Westlaren - Zuidlaren - Schuilingsoord - Annen (express)
References
- ↑ "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 1998" [Municipal divisions on 1 January 1998]. cbs.nl (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
- ↑ "College B&W" [Board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Aa en Hunze. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
- ↑ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ↑ "Postcodetool for 9461BH". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
- ↑ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
External links
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Aa en Hunze. |
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Tynaarlo | Hoogezand-Sappemeer (GR) | Veendam (GR) | |
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Stadskanaal (GR) | ||
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| Midden-Drenthe | Coevorden | Borger-Odoorn |
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