Aa en Hunze

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Aa en Hunze
—  Municipality  —
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Coordinates: 52°57′N 6°36′E / 52.95°N 6.6°E / 52.95; 6.6
Country Netherlands
Province Drenthe
Area(2006)
 • Total 278.86 km2 (107.67 sq mi)
 • Land 276.86 km2 (106.90 sq mi)
 • Water 2.00 km2 (0.77 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2007)
 • Total 25,549
 • Density 92/km2 (240/sq mi)
  Source: CBS, Statline.
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Dolmen in Aa en Hunze

Aa en Hunze (About this sound pronunciation ) 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.

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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. To plan a train journey see [1].

Bus services

To plan your journey see [2].

  • 10: Assen - Deurze - Rolde - Gieten - De Hilte - Bareveld - Veendam - Winschoten
  • 21: Assen - Deurze - Rolde - Grolloo - Schoonloo - Emmen
  • 24: Assen - Deurze - Rolde - Papenvoort - Borger - Buinen - Buinerveen - Nieuw-Buinen - Stadskanaal
  • 28: Assen - Deurze - Rolde - Gieten - Gasselte - Gasselternijveen - Gasselternijveenschemond - Stadskanaal
  • 58: Groningen - Haren - Zuidlaren - Schuilingsoord - Annen - Anloo - Loon - Assen
  • 59: Emmen - Borger - Gasselte - Gieten - Eext - Annen
  • Buurtbus 93: Gieten - De Hilte - Eexterveen - Annerveen - Spijkerboor - Annen - Spijkerboor - Zuidlaren
  • Buurtbus 94: Gieten - De Hilte - Gieterveen - Bonnerveen - Gasselterboerveen - Gasselternijveen - Drouwenerveen - Drouwenermond - Stadskanaal
  • Qliner 300: Groningen - Gieten - Borger - Emmen (express)
  • Qliner 302: Groningen - Gieten - Gasselte - Gasselternijveen - Stadskanaal (express)
  • Qliner 318: Groningen - Westlaren - Zuidlaren - Schuilingsoord - Annen (express)

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Coordinates: 52°57′N 6°36′E / 52.95°N 6.6°E / 52.95; 6.6


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