Gasteren is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe.

It is a part of the municipality of Aa en Hunze, and lies about 8 km east of Assen.

The village was first mentioned between 1298 and 1304 as "in villa Ghestre, apud Ghesteren".

[4] There are also 44 burial mounds around the village.

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