Bonnen () is a hamlet in the municipality of

Aa en Hunze Aa en Hunze () is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, 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 Transpo ...

, in the 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 Jan ...

. It is located directly east of

Gieten Gieten is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Aa en Hunze, and lies about 14 km east of Assen. History The village was first mentioned in 1223 as Geten. The etymology is unclear. Gieten is an ''es ...

and north of the hamlet of

Achter 't Hout Achter 't Hout () is a hamlet in the municipality of Aa en Hunze, in the province of Drenthe. The hamlet is located between Bonnen and Kostvlies, north of the ''Grensweg'', the dividing road between Gasselte and Gieten Gieten is a village in t ...

Geography

The western part of the hamlet has grown together with the village of Gieten, under which the hamlet falls administratively. The hamlet is also largely within the village core of Gieten. The municipality of Aa en Hunze no longer keeps separate population figures for Bonnen. The hamlet is situated on the edge of the

Hondsrug image:Hoogstraatje RA.JPG, 300px, The Hoogstraatje in Groningen (province), Groningen, the northernmost hill of the Hondsrug The Hondsrug () is a Dutch ridge of sand that is mainly located in the province Drenthe and partly in the province Gronin ...

. When leaving Bonnen in the direction of Gieterveen, the difference in level between the sand, the Hondsrug, and the former

peat Peat is an accumulation of partially Decomposition, decayed vegetation or organic matter. It is unique to natural areas called peatlands, bogs, mires, Moorland, moors, or muskegs. ''Sphagnum'' moss, also called peat moss, is one of the most ...

area is immediately noticeable. The lands south of the road originally belonged to Bonnen as

common land Common land is collective land (sometimes only open to those whose nation governs the land) in which all persons have certain common rights, such as to allow their livestock to graze upon it, to collect wood, or to cut turf for fuel. A person ...

History

Terrein voormalige havezate Entinge Gieten

Bonne was first attested in 1302 as ''domus theutonice de Bunne''. The hamlet was first recorded with its current name in 1634. The name is probably derived from the Germanic ''*bunjô'' ("elevation", "height") or from ''buun, bune'' ("wickerwork", "fence"). The final ''-n'' of Bonnen is following the example of other Drenthe

toponym Toponymy, toponymics, or toponomastics is the study of ''wikt:toponym, toponyms'' (proper names of places, also known as place names and geographic names), including their origins, meanings, usage, and types. ''Toponym'' is the general term for ...

s of ending in ''-en''. In the 18th century, the Entinge manor stood in Bonnen. From 1725 until the year of his death in 1743, the

bailiff A bailiff is a manager, overseer or custodian – a legal officer to whom some degree of authority or jurisdiction is given. There are different kinds, and their offices and scope of duties vary. Another official sometimes referred to as a '' ...

of Drenthe, Nicolaas Harmen van Echten genaamd van Dongen, lived here. In the 16th century, the house, then called ''Huis te Bonnen'', was owned by the Struuck family. Members of this family were involved in the exploitation of the Gasselter and Drouwener

peat bog A bog or bogland is a wetland that accumulates peat as a deposit of dead plant materials often mosses, typically sphagnum moss. It is one of the four main types of wetlands. Other names for bogs include mire, mosses, quagmire, and muske ...

s. Nowadays the field name ''Jonkersland'' is a reminder of the period when Bonnen had a manor and ''Stroeksland'' of the peat-digger family. Bonnen has its own

primary school A primary school (in Ireland, India, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, South Africa, and Singapore), elementary school, or grade school (in North America and the Philippines) is a school for primary ...

since 1923, the Bonnerschool, which is also attended by children from Gieten.

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{{Authority control Populated places in Drenthe Aa en Hunze