Amen, Netherlands

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Amen
Village
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Amen in the municipality of Aa en Hunze.
Coordinates: 52°56′30″N6°36′32″E / 52.94167°N 6.60889°E / 52.94167; 6.60889 Coordinates: 52°56′30″N6°36′32″E / 52.94167°N 6.60889°E / 52.94167; 6.60889
Country Netherlands
Province Drenthe
Municipality Aa en Hunze
Population (1 January 2008)
  Total 91
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Amen is a village in the northeastern Netherlands. It is a part of the municipality of Aa en Hunze in Drenthe and lies about 8 km south of Assen.

Netherlands Constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Europe

The Netherlands is a country located mainly in Northwestern Europe. The European portion of the Netherlands consists of twelve separate provinces that border Germany to the east, Belgium to the south, and the North Sea to the northwest, with maritime borders in the North Sea with Belgium, Germany and the United Kingdom. Together with three island territories in the Caribbean Sea—Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba— it forms a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The official language is Dutch, but a secondary official language in the province of Friesland is West Frisian.

Aa en Hunze Municipality in Drenthe, Netherlands

Aa en Hunze is a municipality in the northeastern Netherlands.

Drenthe Province of the Netherlands

Drenthe is a province of the Netherlands located in the northeastern part of the country. It is bordered by Overijssel to the south, Friesland to the west, Groningen to the north, and Germany to the east. In January 2017, it had a population of 491,867 and a total area of 2,683 km2 (1,036 sq mi).

The village has a population of around 90. [1]

Transportation

The nearest railway station is Assen railway station. There are no bus services to Amen.

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References

  1. Statistics Netherlands , 2007. Figures are for the year 2006. Statistics are available in Google Earth format.