Assen: facts

At a glance

• Country: The Netherlands
• Region: Drenthe
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 68,836
• Coordinates: 52.9967° N, 6.5625° E
• Time zone: Europe/Amsterdam (UTC+01:00 standard, UTC+02:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Euro (EUR)
• Distance to the capital, Amsterdam: 132 km (82 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ): 14 km (8 mi), straight line
• Emden Airport (EME, Germany): 62 km (39 mi), straight line
• Borkum Airport (BMK, Germany): 67 km (42 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Leek: 22 km (14 mi)
• Hoogezand: 23 km (14 mi)
• Veendam: 24 km (15 mi)
• Groningen: 25 km (15 mi)
• Stadskanaal: 26 km (16 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Groningen, 25 km (15 mi)