Gasselterboerveenschemond (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.
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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.
References
edit- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of 1 January 2005.