Witten, Netherlands
Witten is a hamlet in the Netherlands and is part of the Assen municipality in Drenthe.
Witten | |
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 Farm in Witten | |
  Witten Location in province of Drenthe in the Netherlands  Witten Witten (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 52.98132°N 6.51604°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Drenthe |
| Municipality | Assen |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17.01 km2 (6.57 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 190 |
| • Density | 11/km2 (29/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 9405[1] |
| Dialing code | 0592 |
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]
Witten town limit
References
- "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
Two listings
- "Postcodetool for 9409TG". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- "Postcode 9405 in Assen". Postcode bij adres (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- "Witten - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- J.C. Ramaer (1931). Het koninkrijk der Nederlanden, 1815-1831 (in Dutch). The Hague: Nijhoff. p. 92.
- "Witten". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 March 2022.
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