Bathmen
Bathmen is a village and former municipality in the east of the Netherlands. The municipality was merged with her larger neighbour of Deventer on 1 January 2005 as part of a national effort to reduce bureaucracy in the country. Its main population centres were Apenhuizen, Bathmen, Dortherhoek, Loo, Pieriksmars and Zuidloo.
Bathmen | |
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Village | |
Landscape between Bathmen and Harfsen | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Bathmen Location in the Netherlands Bathmen Bathmen (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 52°15′0″N 6°17′13″E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Overijssel |
| Municipality | Deventer |
| Area | |
| • Total | 31.99 km2 (12.35 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 5,815 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 7437 |
| Dialing code | 0570 |
| Website | postcards of Bathmen |
It was first mentioned in 1284 as Batmen. The etymology is unclear. In 1840, it was home to 1,507 people. In 1997, Deventer tried to annex Bathmen, but failed.
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