Gasselterboerveenschemond (ⓘ) is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Aa en Hunze, and lies about 21 km east of Assen.
Gasselterboerveenschemond | |
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 Gasselterboerveenschemond | |
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 Gasselterboerveenschemond in the municipality of Aa en Hunze. | |
| Coordinates: 53°0′25″N 6°51′10″E / 53.00694°N 6.85278°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Drenthe |
| Municipality | Aa en Hunze |
| Population | |
| • Total | 40 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
It is the longest placename of the Netherlands that is written as one word. With 25 characters it is just one character larger than Gasselternijveenschemond, which lies a few kilometres from Gasselterboerveenschemond.
The statistical area "Gasselterboerveenschemond", which also includes the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 40.[1]
On 18 July 2011 there was a huge fire in the only chicken farm of Gasselterboerveenschemond, in which 170,000 chickens died.
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- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of 1 January 2005.
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