Map of Assen, Netherlands
Assen is the administrative centre of Drenthe, Netherlands, with a population of about 68,836. It lies at 52.9967°N, 6.5625°E. Assen is about 132 km (82 mi) northeast of Amsterdam, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Groningen, 25 km to the north.
Assen at a glance
Country
Region
Drenthe
Population
68,836GeoNames
Coordinates
52.9967, 6.562552°59′48″N 6°33′45″E
Time zone
Europe/AmsterdamUTC+01:00 / UTC+02:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
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Distance to Amsterdam
132 km (82 mi)
Where is Assen?
- The 45th largest city in Netherlands by recorded population.
- The largest city in Drenthe on this site.
- Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 7 h 34 min on the shortest day to 16 h 56 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Assen
- Groningen — 25 km north
- Hoogeveen — 31 km south
- Emmen — 33 km southeast
- Drachten — 34 km northwest
- Heerenveen — 43 km west
- Hardenberg — 47 km south
- Leeuwarden — 55 km northwest
- Papenburg — 57 km east, Germany
- Emden — 60 km northeast, Germany
- Meppen — 60 km southeast, Germany
Largest cities in Drenthe
Largest cities in Netherlands
- Rotterdam — 868,135
- Amsterdam — 741,636
- The Hague — 474,292
- Utrecht — 376,435
- Groningen — 244,807
- Eindhoven — 235,691
- Tilburg — 221,947
- Breda — 184,126
- Nijmegen — 177,359
- Almere Stad — 176,432
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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.