Wachtum | |
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Coordinates: 52°43′27″N6°45′1″E / 52.72417°N 6.75028°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Drenthe |
Municipality | Coevorden |
Population (1 January 2004) | 280 |
Wachtum is a village located in the municipality of Coevorden, within the Dutch province of Drenthe. Wachtum is collectively cultivated by roughly 280 villagers.
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.
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