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Assen - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Assen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04) |
 | | Assen is a municipality and a city in the north eastern Netherlands, capital of the province of Drenthe. |
 | | Assen's main claim to fame is the motorcycle racing circuit, where on the last Saturday in June the Assen TT is run. |
 | | Because of the central position of Assen and the fact that the government from what was then called 'de Landschap Drenthe' (the Landscape Drenthe) was searching for a location for the government and civil servants, Assen became seat for, and basicly also capital of Drenthe. |
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