Witten, Netherlands

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Witten
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Witten
Location in province of Drenthe in the Netherlands
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Witten
Witten (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 52°58′53″N6°30′58″E / 52.98132°N 6.51604°E / 52.98132; 6.51604
Country Netherlands
Province Drenthe
Municipality Assen
Area
[1]
 • Total
17.01 km2 (6.57 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
10 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total
190
 • Density11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
9405 [1]
Dialing code 0592

Witten is a hamlet in the Netherlands and is part of the Assen municipality in Drenthe.

Witten is a statistical entity, [1] however the postal authority have placed it under Assen. [3] It was first mentioned in 1294 as Withen. The etymology is not clear. [4] In 1815, it became part of the municipality of Assen. [5] In 1840, it was home to 86 people. [6]

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Witten town limit

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 10 March 2022. Two listings
  2. ↑ "Postcodetool for 9409TG". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "Postcode 9405 in Assen". Postcode bij adres (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "Witten - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  5. ↑ J.C. Ramaer (1931). Het koninkrijk der Nederlanden, 1815-1831 (in Dutch). The Hague: Nijhoff. p. 92.
  6. ↑ "Witten". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 March 2022.


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