Uzanto:Pietermeneer/Assen

As an administrative centre, Assen attracted well-to-do inhabitants and with that also new enterprises and initiatives. These contributed to a slow but steady increase of commerce, wealth and new establishments; such a newspaper in 1823, a Latin school in 1825, a postal service on Groningen in 1830, a court in 1840, a first beginning for a garrison in 1852 and a railway station in 1870. Another major achievement was the Drentse Hoofdvaart (Canal), which was used for transporting peat and other goods; the Noord-Willemskanaal (North-Willems canal) was opened in 1861. The most important monuments of the city are from the nineteenth century.

The TT Circuit Assen is one of the most famous motorcycle racing circuits in the world and is the only circuit that has been in the MotoGP calendar since its beginnings in 1949. It is also regarded as the "Cathedral of Motorcycle Racing."

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[[Kategorio:Urboj de Nederlando]] [[Kategorio:Komunumoj en Drenthe]] [[Kategorio:Vilaĝoj de Drenthe]]