Hijken

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Hijken

Total population

894

Coordinates52.90°, 6.50°

Demographic figures from CBS Netherlands. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Hijken is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Midden-Drenthe, and lies about 13 km south of Assen, the province capital of Drenthe.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Nearby places in Drenthe

• Oranje
  2.4 mi away · pop. 112
• Beilen
  2.4 mi away · pop. 11,091
• Hooghalen
  2.5 mi away · pop. 1,401
• Zwiggelte
  4 mi away · pop. 452
• Smilde
  4.3 mi away · pop. 4,505
• Hoogersmilde
  4.3 mi away · pop. 1,651
• Spier
  5.4 mi away · pop. 366
• Geeuwenbrug
  5.5 mi away · pop. 365
• Bovensmilde
  5.6 mi away · pop. 3,492
• Wijster
  5.6 mi away · pop. 1,026
• Westerbork
  5.6 mi away · pop. 4,808
• Ekehaar
  5.9 mi away · pop. 295

Browse all places in Drenthe →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

Seen 2026-09-26

Garden Snail

Cornu aspersum

Seen 2026-09-23

Viburnum Leaf Beetle

Pyrrhalta viburni

Seen 2026-09-23

Speckled Wood

Pararge aegeria

Seen 2026-09-23

Willow Redgall Sawfly

Euura proxima

Seen 2026-09-23

common toadflax

Linaria vulgaris

Seen 2026-09-23

Sulphur Tuft

Hypholoma fasciculare

Seen 2026-09-21

Pale Tussock Moth

Calliteara pudibunda

Seen 2026-09-21

Fly Agaric

Amanita muscaria

Seen 2026-09-21

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).