
Hijken is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Midden-Drenthe, and lies about 13 km south of Assen, the province capital of Drenthe.
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Hijken is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Midden-Drenthe, and lies about 13 km south of Assen, the province capital of Drenthe.
== History == The village was first mentioned in 1370 as "civibus de Hyken". The etymology is unknown. Hijken developed as an esdorp originally without a church in the Early Middle Ages as a satellite of Beilen. In 1858, the was dug which cut the village into two halves. It used be a village of shepherds. In 1563, there were 70 sheep for every building.
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