City profile · Netherlands · Europe
Assen
Drenthe · Netherlands
City population
68,836
#46
in Netherlands
#1
in Drenthe
#8,359
worldwide
52.997, 6.563 · 132 km from Amsterdam
About Assen
Assen is a city in Drenthe, Netherlands with a population of 68,836. It is the 46th largest of the 232 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Netherlands, and the 8,359th largest worldwide. It lies 132 km from Amsterdam.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Drenthe
Rank in region
#1of 4
Coordinates
52.997, 6.563
Record updated
14 April 2026
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 232 in NetherlandsClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.