Aa en Hunze
Aa en Hunze is a municipality in the northeastern Netherlands. The municipality has 26,089 inhabitants. The town hall is located in Gieten. The municipality of Aa en Hunze was created on 1 January 1998 by merging the municipalities of Rolde, Gasselte, Gieten, and Anloo.
The names 'Aa' and 'Hunze' refer to two small rivers through the municipality. The municipality consists of two distinct parts, each with a different history. The two parts are separated by the Hondsrug, which itself belongs to the western part. This sandy area is among the oldest inhabited regions in the Netherlands. The eastern part of the municipality has a much shorter history of habitation.
Population centres
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
- Qliner 312: Groningen - Gieten - Gasselte - Gasselternijveen - Stadskanaal
Notable people
- Harm Brouwer politician
- Hessel de Vries physicist concerned with radiocarbon dating, also a murderer
- Jan Dijkema politician, sociologist and sports director
- Gerrit Oosting politician
Sport
- Berden de Vries racing cyclist and former speed skater
- Janneke Ensing cyclist
- Arnold van Calker bobsledder
- Edwin van Calker bobsledder
- Alida van der Anker-Doedens sprint canoeist, competed in two Summer Olympics