Aa en Hunze

Aa en Hunze is a municipality in the northeastern Netherlands.

The names 'Aa' (more precisely the 'Drentsche Aa') and 'Hunze' refer to two small rivers through the municipality.

Population centres
• Achter 't Hout

• Amen

• Anderen

• Anloo

• Annen

• Annerveenschekanaal

• Balloërveld

• Balloo

• Bareveld

• Bonnen

• Bonnerveen

• Bosje

• Bovenstreek

• De Hilte

• Deurze

• Eext

• Eexterveen

• Eexterveenschekanaal

• Eexterzandvoort

• Ekehaar

• Eldersloo

• Eleveld

• Gasselte

• Gasselterboerveen

• Gasselterboerveenschemond

• Gasselternijveen

• Gasselternijveenschemond 1e Dwarsdiep

• Gasselternijveenschemond 2e Dwarsdiep

• Gasteren

• Geelbroek

• Gieten

• Gieterveen

• Gieterzandvoort

• Grolloo

• Kostvlies

• Marwijksoord

• Nieuw-Annerveen

• Nieuwediep

• Nijlande

• Nooitgedacht

• Oud-Annerveen

• Papenvoort

• Rolde

• Schipborg

• Schoonlo

• Schreierswijk

• Spijkerboor

• Streek

• Torenveen

• Veenhof

• Vredenheim

Transportation
There is no railway station in the municipality. The nearest station is Assen railway station.

Bus services

 * 21: Assen - Deurze - Rolde - Grolloo - Schoonloo - Emmen
 * 24: Assen - Deurze - Rolde - Papenvoort - Borger - Buinen - Buinerveen - Nieuw-Buinen - Stadskanaal
 * 59: Emmen - Borger - Gasselte - Gieten
 * Buurtbus 93: Gieten - De Hilte - Eexterveen - Annerveen - Spijkerboor - Annen - Spijkerboor - Zuidlaren
 * Buurtbus 94: Gieten - De Hilte - Gieterveen - Bonnerveen - Gasselterboerveen - Gasselternijveen - Drouwenerveen - Drouwenermond - Stadskanaal
 * 110: Assen - Deurze - Rolde - Gieten - De Hilte - Bareveld - Veendam
 * Qliner 300: Groningen - Gieten - Borger - Emmen (express)
 * Qliner 312: Groningen - Gieten - Gasselte - Gasselternijveen - Stadskanaal (express)

Notable people

 * Harm Brouwer (born 1957) politician
 * Wim Cool (born 1943) business consultant, mediator and politician
 * Hessel de Vries (1916–1959) physicist concerned with radiocarbon dating, also a murderer
 * Jan Dijkema (born 1944) politician, sociologist and sports director
 * Gerrit Oosting (1941–2012) politician

Sport

 * Berden de Vries (born 1989) racing cyclist and former speed skater
 * Janneke Ensing (born 1986) cyclist
 * Arnold van Calker (born 1976) bobsledder
 * Edwin van Calker (born 1979) bobsledder
 * Alida van der Anker-Doedens (1922–2014) sprint canoeist, competed in two Summer Olympics