Gasteren

Gasteren is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Aa en Hunze, and lies about 8 km east of Assen.

Gasteren
Village
The village green of Gasteren
Flag
The village (dark red) and the statistical district (light green) of Gasteren in the municipality of Aa en Hunze.
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Coordinates: 53°2′10″N 6°39′48″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Drenthe
Municipality	Aa en Hunze
Area [1]
• Total	9.14 km2 (3.53 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	10 m (30 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	400
• Density	44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	9466[1]
Dialing code	0592

The village was first mentioned between 1298 and 1304 as "in villa Ghestre, apud Ghesteren". The etymology is unclear.^[3]

The hunebed (dolmen) D11 [nl] is a small incomplete dolmen. It has been fenced off because, there are sheep in the heath. It used to have four capstones, but only two have remained.^[4] There are also 44 burial mounds around the village.^[5]

Gasteren was home to 155 people in 1840.^[5]

Gallery

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  Farm in Gasteren
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  Gasterse Dunes
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  Dolmen D10 near Gasteren

References

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
2. "Postcodetool for 9466PA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
3. "Gasteren - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 April 2022.
4. "D10". Hunebedden (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 April 2022.
5. "Gasteren". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 April 2022.