Gieten
Gieten is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe.
It is a part of the municipality of Aa en Hunze, and lies about 14 km east of Assen.
Getting to Gieten
There are two expressways traversing Aa en Hunze, which cross at the Gieten junction in the centre of the municipality. The N33 expressway runs from the provincial capital Assen (connection to A28 motorway) via Aa en Hunze to Veendam and the A7 motorway at Zuidbroek.
Worth seeing
There are 12 dolmen sites (megalithic tombs) in the municipality of Aa en Hunze.
Things to do
Two villages in Aa en Hunze are starting point of a stage of the Pieterpad, the most famous long distance walking route of the Netherlands. The route's fourth stage ends in Rolde. The fifth stage runs almost entirely within Aa en Hunze, from Rolde to Schoonloo, and the sixth stage starts in Schoonloo.
Where to eat
- 01Restaurant 't Moatie
Kerkstraat 2C, Gasselte,.
- 02De Liefde van de Drentsche Aa
Ruiterweg 2, Schipborg,.
Getting around Gieten the local way
- Get aroundIn addition, there is the so-called 'small-scale public transportation network', connecting several of the villages in the region with minibuses and also including minibus route 510 which serves as a city bus in Veendam and Wildervank (1x/hour during daytime Mondays-Saturdays).
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