Wachtum
Encyclopedia
Wachtum is a village in the municipality Coevorden
in the Dutch province Drenthe
. To the former municipality Dalen
, belonged to the municipal division in 1998. Oosterhesselen
lies north of Wachtum and Dalen
lies south. It has an altitude of 11 metres (39 feet) and a population of about 280. Wachtum is an old esdorp. The first mention of the name Wachtum, (then Wachtmen), was in 1399, when the council gave a judgement concerning sale of a farm. In the village stands a windmill
, known as De Hoop
. This mill was built as a drainage mill which drained a polder
at Veendam
, Groningen
. In 1894, the mill was moved to Wachtum and from then on it was used for producing animal feed.
Coevorden
Coevorden is a municipality and a city in the northeastern Netherlands. During the municipal reorganisation in the province in 1998, Coevorden merged with Dalen, Sleen, Oosterhesselen and Zweeloo.- Population centers :...
in the Dutch province Drenthe
Drenthe
Drenthe is a province of the Netherlands, located in the north-east of the country. The capital city is Assen. It is bordered by Overijssel to the south, Friesland to the west, Groningen to the north, and Germany to the east.-History:Drenthe, unlike many other parts of the Netherlands, has been a...
. To the former municipality Dalen
Dalen
Dalen is an old village and a former municipality in the northeastern Netherlands, in the province of Drenthe. Since 1998, Dalen has been part of the municipality of Coevorden....
, belonged to the municipal division in 1998. Oosterhesselen
Oosterhesselen
Oosterhesselen is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is located in the municipality of Coevorden, about 9 km north of the city.Oosterhesselen was a separate municipality between 1819 and 1998, when it was merged with Coevorden....
lies north of Wachtum and Dalen
Dalen
Dalen is an old village and a former municipality in the northeastern Netherlands, in the province of Drenthe. Since 1998, Dalen has been part of the municipality of Coevorden....
lies south. It has an altitude of 11 metres (39 feet) and a population of about 280. Wachtum is an old esdorp. The first mention of the name Wachtum, (then Wachtmen), was in 1399, when the council gave a judgement concerning sale of a farm. In the village stands a windmill
Windmill
A windmill is a machine which converts the energy of wind into rotational energy by means of vanes called sails or blades. Originally windmills were developed for milling grain for food production. In the course of history the windmill was adapted to many other industrial uses. An important...
, known as De Hoop
De Hoop, Wachtum
De Hoop is a smock mill in Wachtum, Drenthe, which has been restored to working order. The mill was built in 1894 and is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 11637.-History:...
. This mill was built as a drainage mill which drained a polder
Polder
A polder is a low-lying tract of land enclosed by embankments known as dikes, that forms an artificial hydrological entity, meaning it has no connection with outside water other than through manually-operated devices...
at Veendam
Veendam
Veendam is a municipality and a town in the northeastern Dutch province of Groningen.A Holland America Line cruise ship, the MS Veendam, is named after the city.- Population centres :...
, Groningen
Groningen (province)
Groningen [] is the northeasternmost province of the Netherlands. In the east it borders the German state of Niedersachsen , in the south Drenthe, in the west Friesland and in the north the Wadden Sea...
. In 1894, the mill was moved to Wachtum and from then on it was used for producing animal feed.