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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.

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Bathmen
Village
Landscape between Bathmen and Harfsen [nl]
Landscape between Bathmen and Harfsen
Flag of Bathmen
Flag
Coat of arms of Bathmen
Coat of arms
Bathmen
Location in the Netherlands
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Bathmen
Bathmen (Netherlands)
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Coordinates: 52°15′0″N 6°17′13″E / 52.25000°N 6.28694°E / 52.25000; 6.28694
CountryNetherlands
Province Overijssel
MunicipalityDeventer
Area
1
 • Total
31.99 km2 (12.35 sq mi)
Elevation
2
10 m (33 ft)
Population
 (2021)1
 • Total
5,815
 • Density181.8/km2 (470.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
74371
Dialing code0570
Websitepostcards of 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.3

It was first mentioned in 1284 as Batmen. The etymology is unclear.4 In 1840, it was home to 1,507 people. In 1997, Deventer tried to annex Bathmen, but failed.3

  • Church in Bathmen
    Church in Bathmen
  • Rolling horses statue by Esther de Jong
    Rolling horses statue by Esther de Jong
  • House in Bathmen
    House in Bathmen
  • Villa Macamalo
    Villa Macamalo
References

References

  1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  2. "Postcodetool for 7437AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  3. "Bathmen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  4. "Bathmen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 March 2022.
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