Wachtum

Coordinates: 52°43′N 6°45′E / 52.717°N 6.750°E / 52.717; 6.750
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Wachtum
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.

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. ^ . 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.

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