| Gieten | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Native Name Lang: | nl |
| Image Map1: | Map NL - Aa en Hunze - Gieten.png |
| Map Caption1: | The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Gieten 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: | 53.0053°N 6.7631°W |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 16 |
| Area Total Km2: | 24.74 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 5,030 |
| 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: | 9461 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0592 |
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.
The village was first mentioned in 1223 as Geten. The etymology is unclear.[3] Gieten is an esdorp which developed in the Early Middle Ages on the Hondsrug as a satellite of Anloo. The village started to developed where the road from Groningen to Coevorden intersected with a road to Assen. The former village Bonnen was located to the east and contained the havezate Entinge from 1648 until its demolition in 1768.[4]
The Dutch Reformed Church dates from at least 1302. In 1626, it was heavily damaged during the Dutch Revolt, and rebuilt. The tower was built in 1804 as a replacement of a 17th century tower.[4]
Gieten was home to 464 people 1840.[5] Between 1905 and 1947, a railway station on the Gasselternijveen to Assen railway line was located in Gieten. The building was demolished in 1969.[6]
Gieten was a separate municipality until 1998, when it became a part of Aa en Hunze.
The Superprestige Gieten is an October cyclo-cross race held in Gieten, Netherlands, which is part of the Superprestige.[5]