| Gieterveen | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Native Name Lang: | nl |
| Image Map1: | Map NL - Aa en Hunze - Gieterveen.png |
| Map Caption1: | The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Gieterveen 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: | 53.0272°N 6.8378°W |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 4 |
| Area Total Km2: | 15.40 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 875 |
| 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: | 9511 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0599 |
Gieterveen is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Aa en Hunze, and lies about 19 km east of Assen.
The village was first mentioned in 1458 as "Gheter vene", and means "peat (colony) belonging to Gieten.[3] Gieterveen developed after 1450 on a sandy ridge of the Hondsrug as a satellite of Gieten. It started as a peat excavation colony, and the rent of the houses used to be paid by peat. In 1840, it became an independent parish.[4]
The Dutch Reformed church dates from 1840 and has been built in a neoclassic style. Around 1915, a consistory has been added to the back of the church.[4]
Gieterveen was home to 595 people in 1840. The figure seems high, but there were probably barracks for the nearby peat excavation projects.[5]