Wachtum

Wachtum is a village located in the municipality of Coevorden, within the Dutch province of Drenthe. Wachtum is collectively cultivated by roughly 280 villagers.

Wachtum
Windmill De Hoop
Wachtum
Wachtum
Coordinates: 52°43′27″N 6°45′1″E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceDrenthe
MunicipalityCoevorden
Population
 (1 January 2004)
280

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.[1] In 1894 it was moved to Wachtum where the villagers began utilizing it to produce animal feed.


References

  1. "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.)

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