Wachtum

Wachtum
Village
Windmill De Hoop
Windmill De Hoop
Wachtum is located in Drenthe
Wachtum
Wachtum
Wachtum is located in Netherlands
Wachtum
Wachtum
Coordinates: 52°43′27″N 6°45′1″E / 52.72417°N 6.75028°E / 52.72417; 6.75028
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceDrenthe
MunicipalityCoevorden
Area
[1]
 • Total
12.27 km2 (4.74 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
13 m (43 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
384
 • Density31/km2 (81/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
7754[1]
Dialing code0524

Wachtum is a village located in the municipality of Coevorden, within the Dutch province of Drenthe.

History

The village was first mentioned between 1381 and 1383 "to Wachtman". The etymology is unknown.[3] Wachtum is an esdorp without a church which developed in the Early Middle Ages on a sandy ridge.[4]

The village is home to a windmill, which its villagers refer to as De Hoop. Originally, it was built as a drainage mill for a polder in Veendam, Groningen.[5] In 1894 it was moved to Wachtum where the villagers began utilizing it to produce animal feed.[4]

Wachtum was home to 338 people in 1840.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 10 April 2022. two entries
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 7754MA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Wachtum - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  4. ^ a b Ronald Stenvert (2001). Wachtum (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. p. 61. ISBN 90 400 9454 3. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Technische gegevens" (in Dutch). De Hollandsche Molen. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2009. (Click on "Technische gegevens" to view.)
  6. ^ "Wachtum". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 April 2022.

52°43′N 6°45′E / 52.717°N 6.750°E / 52.717; 6.750


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