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Assen
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the capital of the province of Drente, Holland, 16 m. by rail S. of Groningen, at the junction of the two canals which run north and south to Groningen and Meppel respectively. Pop. (1900) 11,329. It is partly surrounded by a small forest belonging to the state. Assen possesses schools (a gymnasium and burgher school), a chamber of commerce, a museum of antiquities and a court-house. Peat-cutting forms a considerable industry. Many prehistoric remains found in the neighbourhood are in the museum at Leiden. Until the 19th century Assen was a small place built round the convent in which Otto II. (of Lippe), bishop of Utrecht, was murdered after being taken prisoner at Koevorden in 1237.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Assen'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/a/assen.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Assen'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/a/assen.html. 1910.
