The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Gieten in the municipality of Aa en Hunze. Coordinates: Country Netherlands Province Drenthe Municipality Aa en Hunze Population (1 January 2010)  • Total 5,171 Time zone CET (UTC+1)  • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2) Postal code

Gieten is a town in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Aa en Hunze, and lies about 13 km east of Assen.

Gieten was a separate municipality until 1998, when it became a part of Aa en Hunze.^[1]

In 2001, the town of Gieten had 4175 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 2.1 km², and contained 1778 residences.^[2] The statistical area "Gieten", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 5360.^[3]

References

1. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. [1]
2. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
3. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of 1 January 2005.

External links

• J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Gieten". Map of the former municipality in 1868.