Gasselternijveenschemond is a village in the
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province of
Drenthe
Drenthe () is a province of the Netherlands located in the northeastern part of the country. It is bordered by Overijssel to the south, Friesland to the west, Groningen to the north, and the German state of Lower Saxony to the east. As of Nov ...
. It is a part of the municipality of
Aa en Hunze
Aa en Hunze () 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
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, and lies about 23 km east of
Assen
Assen () is a municipality and a city in the northeastern Netherlands, and is the capital (politics), capital of the province of Drenthe. It received City rights in the Netherlands, city rights in 1809. Assen is known for TT Circuit Assen, the ...
.
The village was first mentioned in 1843 as Gasselter-Nijeveenstermond, and means "(canal) mouth of the new peat (colony) of
Gasselte. It refers to a canal which was dug around 1819.
There used to be a hamlet nearby called Eerste Dwarsdiep (First Transversal Canal) which used the place name sign "Gasselternijveenschemond Eerste Dwarsdiep" which at 39 letters was the longest of the Netherlands. Since at least 1998, it has reverted to the simple "Gasselternijveenschemond".
In 1865, a cardboard factory and a dairy opened in the village. In 1970s, the canal was filled up.
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Populated places in Drenthe
Aa en Hunze
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