ASSEN

Drenthe · NETHERLANDS (NL) · 53.00°N / 6.56°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 2,759,633

Assen is a city in Netherlands with a population of 68,836. It sits at 53.00/6.56, runs on Europe/Amsterdam, is 2 km from Peelo.

Population 68,836

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Europe/Amsterdam

All facts

fields

Country: Netherlands
Subdivision: Drenthe
Coords: 53.00°N / 6.56°E
UTC offset: +1
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

N Peelo Drenthe 6,635 2.3 km

NE Marsdijk Drenthe 12,241 2.8 km

N Zeyen Drenthe 737 5.8 km

E Rolde Drenthe 3,740 5.9 km

S Hooghalen Drenthe 810 8.6 km

N Vries Drenthe 3,915 8.7 km

N Tynaarlo Drenthe 1,530 9.7 km

SE Grolloo Drenthe 635 10.1 km

NW Norg Drenthe 3,290 10.5 km

NE Schipborg Drenthe 530 11.3 km

Air access

nearby

GRQ

Groningen Airport Eelde

Large airport

13.7 km

EHDR

Drachten Airfield

Small airport

32.1 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Assen?: 68,836 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Assen in?: Europe/Amsterdam.
Which country is Assen in?: Netherlands (NL).
Which airport serves Assen?: Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ).
How far is Assen from Amsterdam?: About 132 km.
Does Assen have a university?: Not on record.
What languages are spoken in Netherlands?: Dutch; Flemish.
What currency is used in Netherlands?: Euro.
How many cities are in Netherlands?: 1,944 on record.
Which admin region is Assen in?: Drenthe.

Get this page as JSON

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cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/2759633

{
  "data": {
    "id": 2759633,
    "name": "Assen",
    "ascii_name": "Assen",
    "country_code": "NL",
    "population": 68836,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Europe/Amsterdam",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": 52.99667,
    "longitude": 6.5625
  }
}

Context

comparatives

10.4x the population of Peelo.
2 km from Peelo.
Same timezone (Europe/Amsterdam) as 1,943 other cities in Netherlands.