Gasselternijveenschemond is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Aa en Hunze, and lies about 23 km east of Assen.

Gasselternijveenschemond
Village
Gasselternijveenschemond in 2014
Gasselternijveenschemond in the municipality of Aa en Hunze.
Location in the Netherlands Show map of Drenthe Gasselternijveenschemond (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands
Coordinates: 52°59′44″N 6°53′50″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Drenthe
Municipality	Aa en Hunze
Area [1]
• Total	1.11 km2 (0.43 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	5 m (16 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	635
• Density	570/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	9515[1]
Dialing code	0599

The village was first mentioned in 1843 as Gasselter-Nijeveenstermond, and means "(canal) mouth of the new peat (colony) of Gasselte. It refers to a canal which was dug around 1819.[3]

There used to be a hamlet nearby called Eerste Dwarsdiep (First Transversal Canal) which used the place name sign "Gasselternijveenschemond Eerste Dwarsdiep" which at 39 letters was the longest of the Netherlands. Since at least 1998, it has reverted to the simple "Gasselternijveenschemond".[4]

In 1865, a cardboard factory and a dairy opened in the village. In 1970s, the canal was filled up.[4]

References

External links

• Media related to Gasselternijveenschemond at Wikimedia Commons

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