Crisisnoodopvang Gieten (Verlengde Asserstraat)
To relieve Ter Apel, Aa en Hunze opened an emergency shelter in a former care farm run by Cosis (De Biester) on the Verlengde Asserstraat in Gieten from mid-October 2022, for up to 50 asylum seekers, initially for six months. Neighbours were reported as largely positive, and the municipality installed a security guard during the start-up phase, cameras at the exits and a neighbourhood app. The building was bought by the municipality in November 2023, securing accommodation for at least two years, and later housed around 80 asylum seekers and status holders.
Occupancy
124
people (Aug 2025)
Per night
€184
per person (benchmark)
Annual
€8.3m
estimated
Background
The site sits at Verlengde Asserstraat, Gieten. It is run by the COA (Centraal Orgaan opvang asielzoekers), the Dutch government’s asylum-reception agency. For what the azc / noodopvang categories mean and how Dutch reception spending breaks down, open the cost panel on the interactive map with the Netherlands selected in Settings.
In the news
Sep 2022
Gieten neighbourhood largely positive about asylum shelter
Residents of the Verlengde Asserstraat were reported as largely supportive of plans to house up to 50 asylum seekers, with the municipality promising security, cameras and a neighbourhood app.
RTV Drenthe · source
Compiled from public Dutch news reports (each item links to its source). Where a municipality runs more than one reception location, attribution to this specific address reflects the cited report and may be approximate — always check the linked source.
Timeline
Oct 2022
Emergency shelter opened at De Biester
A former Cosis care farm on Verlengde Asserstraat began housing up to 50 asylum seekers, with security and camera measures.
Nov 2023
Municipality buys the building
Aa en Hunze purchased De Biester, securing its use for asylum reception for at least two years.
Cost
Dutch asylum reception is funded by central government through the COA. At an illustrative benchmark of about €184 per person per night for emergency reception (noodopvang), the 124 people recorded here on 13 August 2025 imply roughly €8.3m per year. This is an order-of-magnitude figure for context only, not a site-specific invoice — emergency reception typically runs around three times the cost of a regular centre.
Sources
COA / Rijksoverheid (Kamerstuk, 5 Sep 2025) · 2025-08-13. View source
Occupancy is the COA register snapshot of 13 August 2025 and may have changed since. Coordinates were geocoded from the published street address via the official PDOK Locatieserver.