Gieten is a village in the

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province of Drenthe. 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 Long place names The very small hamlets '' ...

, and lies about 14 km east of

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History

The village was first mentioned in 1223 as Geten. The etymology is unclear. Gieten is an ''

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'' which developed in the Early Middle Ages on the

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as a satellite of

Anloo Anloo is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Aa en Hunze, and lies about 10 km east of Assen. History The village was first mentioned in 1139 as Anloe. The etymology in unclear. Anloo is an ''es ...

. The village started to developed where the road from Groningen to

Coevorden Coevorden (; nds-nl, Koevern) is a city and municipality in the province of Drenthe, Netherlands. During the 1998 municipal reorganisation in the province, Coevorden merged with Dalen, Sleen, Oosterhesselen and Zweeloo, retaining its name. In ...

intersected with a road to

. The former village Bonnen was located to the east and contained the '' havezate'' Entinge from 1648 until its demolition in 1768. The Dutch Reformed Church dates from at least 1302. In 1626, it was heavily damaged during the Dutch Revolt, and rebuilt. The tower was built in 1804 as a replacement of a 17th century tower. Gieten was home to 464 people 1840. Between 1905 and 1947, a railway station on the

Gasselternijveen Gasselternijveen is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Aa en Hunze, and lies about 20 km east of Assen. History The village was first mentioned in 1739 as "Nieuw Gasselter Veen", and means "new ...

railway line was located in Gieten. The building was demolished in 1969. Gieten was a separate municipality until 1998, when it became a part of Aa en Hunze.

Sports

The Superprestige Gieten is an October cyclo-cross race held in Gieten,

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, which is part of the Superprestige.

Gallery

Gieten Molen Hazewind PM06.jpg, ''Hazewind'' windmill Gieten, de Hervormde kerk RM16128 foto4 2014-07-12 17.48.jpg, Reformed church File:Hotel Braams Gieten.jpg, Hotel in Gieten File:Voormalig gemeentehuis Gieten.jpg, Former town hall

References

{{Authority control Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 1998 Populated places in Drenthe Former municipalities of Drenthe Aa en Hunze