Gasselterboerveenschemond Explained

Gasselterboerveenschemond
Settlement Type:Town
Native Name Lang:nl
Image Map1:Map NL - Aa en Hunze - Gasselterboerveenschemond.png
Map Caption1:Gasselterboerveenschemond in the municipality of Aa en Hunze.
Pushpin Label Position:none
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Netherlands
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Drenthe
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Aa en Hunze
Coordinates:53.0069°N 6.8528°W
Population Total:40
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code Type:Dialing code

Gasselterboerveenschemond is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Aa en Hunze, and lies about east of Assen.

It is the longest placename of the Netherlands that is written as one word. With 25 characters it is just one character larger than Gasselternijveenschemond, which lies a few kilometres from Gasselterboerveenschemond.

The statistical area "Gasselterboerveenschemond", which also includes the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 40.[1]

On 18 July 2011 there was a huge fire in the only chicken farm of Gasselterboerveenschemond, in which 170,000 chickens died.

Notes and References

  1. Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of 1 January 2005.