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Assen

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Assen

Total population

70,392

Coordinates53.00°, 6.56°

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Overview

Assen is a city and municipality in the Northeastern Netherlands, and is the capital of the province of Drenthe. It received city rights in 1809. Assen is known for TT Circuit Assen, the motorcycle racing circuit, where on the last Sunday in June the Dutch TT is run; and also for the annual Assen Dance Festival.

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Geography

Latitude
52.9952
Longitude
6.5605
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

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Official Identifiers

CBS — Statistics Netherlands

CBS code
0106
Population (Wikidata)
68,836
Wikidata
Q798

Gemeente codes via Wikidata P382

Sources

  • Wikipedia
  • CBS — Statistics Netherlands, municipality code via Wikidata P382
  • CBS — Statistics Netherlands — Gemeente codes via Wikidata P382