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Police issue photo of Assen gold heist suspect at DIY store • Jan. 29, 2025, 9:46 PM ET (DutchNews.nl)
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Police call for info on stolen car used in Assen gold heist • Jan. 26, 2025, 9:58 PM ET (DutchNews.nl)
Thieves use explosives to steal gold 'masterpieces' from Dutch museum • Jan. 26, 2025, 3:33 AM ET (BBC)
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Assen, gemeente (municipality), northeastern Netherlands, at the northeastern end of the Drentsche Hoofd (also called Smilder) Canal. Founded in 1257 around a small convent, it was not chartered until 1807, when King Louis Bonaparte made it the provincial capital. An agricultural and dairy centre, it also has some light industry. It is a rail junction, and Eelde airport is 10 miles (16 km) north. The 13th-century Cistercian convent church remains and houses a museum of antiquities; in the vicinity of Assen are prehistoric stone monuments (hunebedden). Pop. (2007 est.) 64,391.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.