Gieten
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History
The village was first mentioned in 1223 as Geten. The etymology is unclear.[1] Gieten is an esdorp which developed in the Early Middle Ages on the Hondsrug as a satellite of Anloo. The village started to developed where the road from Groningen to Coevorden intersected with a road to Assen. The former village Bonnen was located to the east and contained the havezate Entinge from 1648 until its demolition in 1768.[2]
The Dutch Reformed Church dates from at least 1302. In 1626, it was heavily damaged during the Dutch Revolt, and rebuilt. The tower was built in 1804 as a replacement of a 17th-century tower.[2]
Gieten was home to 464 people 1840.[3] Between 1905 and 1947, a railway station on the Gasselternijveen to Assen railway line was located in Gieten. The building was demolished in 1969.[4]
Gieten was a separate municipality until 1998, when it became a part of Aa en Hunze.[5]
Sports
The Superprestige Gieten is an October cyclo-cross race held in Gieten, Netherlands, which is part of the Superprestige.[3]
Gallery
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Reformed church
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Hotel in Gieten
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Former town hall
References
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