Gasselternijveen Explained

Gasselternijveen
Settlement Type:Village
Native Name Lang:nl
Image Map1:Map NL - Aa en Hunze - Gasselternijveen.png
Map Caption1:The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Gasselternijveen in the municipality of Aa en Hunze.
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Drenthe#Netherlands
Pushpin Label Position:left
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:52.9867°N 6.8472°W
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:5
Area Total Km2:5.61
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:1,785
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Urban Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:9514
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0599

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 peat colony of Gasselte.[3]

A canal was built around 1663 by Johan Struyck to excavate the peat in the area. The colony wasn't very successfully until 1819 when the Gasselternijveenschemond was dug and connected the village to Stadskanaal. By 1844, the original canal had silted and could no longer be used.[3]

Until the early 20th-century it was mainly a village of skippers and traders.[4] Gasselternijveen was home to 488 people in 1840.[5] The Dutch Reformed church was built between 1858 and 1859, and a tower was added in 1879.[4]

Between 1905 and 1947, Gasselternijveen was connected to both the Zwolle to Stadskanaal railway and a branch line to Assen. The building was torn in 1966.[6]

References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 9514AA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 10 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 10 April 2022 . two entries.
  3. Web site: Gasselternijveen - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 10 April 2022 . nl.
  4. Book: Gasselternijveen . Ronald Stenvert . 61 . 2001 . Zwolle . Waanders . 90 400 9454 3 . nl . 10 April 2022.
  5. Web site: Gasselternijveen . Plaatsengids . 10 April 2022 . nl.
  6. Web site: station Gasselternijveen . Stationweb . 10 April 2022 . nl.