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 .
5-480: The village was first mentioned in 1739 as "Nieuw Gasselter Veen", and means "new peat colony of Gasselte . 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. Until
10-493: A little tower on the roof. In 1830, a large part of the village was destroyed in a fire. Gasselte was home to 390 people in 1840. During the 19th century, the two original hamlets grew into one village. There used to be railway station on the Gasselternijveen to Assen railway line between 1905 and 1947. The building was demolished in 1969. Between 1946 and 2013, sand was excavated at Gasselterveld resulting in
15-467: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Gasselte Gasselte is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe . Located in the municipality of Aa en Hunze , it is situated about 16 km (9.9 mi) east of Assen . In 2021, it had a population of 1,770. The village was first mentioned in 1302 as "Jacobus de Gesholte". The etymology is unclear. Gasselte is an esdorp on
20-461: The early 20th-century it was mainly a village of skippers and traders. Gasselternijveen was home to 488 people in 1840. The Dutch Reformed church was built between 1858 and 1859, and a tower was added in 1879. 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. This Drenthe location article
25-541: The highest part of the Hondsrug which developed during the Early Middle Ages as a satellite of Borger . It used to consist of two settlement with their own es (communal pasture): Lutkenend (Little End) and Grotenend (Big End). The Dutch Reformed church dates from the 13th century and has been painted white. It was restored in 1637 and again in 1647. The detached tower was demolished in 1787 and replaced by
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