Wachtum

Wachtum

Windmill De Hoop
Coordinates: 52°43′27″N 6°45′1″E / 52.72417°N 6.75028°E / 52.72417; 6.75028
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.

References

  1. "Technische gegevens" (in Dutch). De Hollandsche Molen. Retrieved 21 October 2009. (Click on "Technische gegevens" to view.)

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

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