Aa en Hunze () is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality ...

in the northeastern

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

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

river A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids. Although the ...

s 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 Assen (; abbreviation: Asn) is a railway station located in Assen, Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlan ...

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 Harm Brouwer (born 4 April 1957) is a Dutch politician who was a member of the House of Representatives House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entitles. In many countries, the House of ...

(born 1957) politician *

Wim Cool Willem (Wim) Cool (born 12 February 1943, Gieten) is a Dutch business consultant, mediator and politician. As a member of Democrats 66 (D66) he has been a member of the States-Provincial of North Holland since 18 April 2011. Cool studied law at the ...

(born 1943) business consultant, mediator and politician *

Hessel de Vries Hessel de Vries (November 15, 1916 in Annen – December 23, 1959 in Groningen), was a Dutch physicist and professor at the University of Groningen who furthered the detection methods and applications of radiocarbon dating to a variety of sci ...

(1916–1959) physicist concerned with radiocarbon dating, also a murderer * Jan Dijkema (born 1944) politician, sociologist and sports director * Gerrit Oosting (1941–2012) politician

Sport

Berden de Vries Berden de Vries (born 10 March 1989) is a Dutch former racing cyclist and speed skater. In 2008 he earned a bronze medal at the World Junior Speed Skating Championships at Changchun, behind fellow Dutchmen Jan Blokhuijsen and Koen Verweij. He ro ...

(born 1989) racing cyclist and former speed skater * Janneke Ensing (born 1986) cyclist * Arnold van Calker (born 1976) bobsledder * Edwin van Calker (born 1979) bobsledder * Alida van der Anker-Doedens (1922–2014) sprint canoeist, competed in two Summer Olympics

Gallery

File:Rolde, het voormalige gemeentehuis RM482933 foto6 2014-07-12 18.31.jpg, Rolde, former townhall File:Tussen Gasselternijveeen en Gasselte, korenmolen de Juffer foto3 2014-07-12 17.05.jpg, Windmill between Gasselternijveeen and Gasselte File:Gasselternijveenschemond, kunstwerk foto3 2014-07-12 16.39.jpg, Gasselternijveenschemond File:Annerveenschekanaal, ophaalbrug foto5 2014-07-12 12.32.jpg, Annerveenschekanaal, drawing bridge File:Bij Spijkerboor, de Hunze of de Oostermoerse Vaart foto3 2014-07-12 12.19.jpg, Near Spijkerboor, river: de Hunze or de Oostermoerse Vaart

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Aa En Hunze Municipalities of Drenthe Municipalities of the Netherlands established in 1998