Witten, Netherlands

Hamlet in Drenthe, Netherlands
52°58′53″N 6°30′58″E / 52.98132°N 6.51604°E / 52.98132; 6.51604CountryNetherlandsProvinceDrentheMunicipalityAssenArea • Total17.01 km2 (6.57 sq mi)Elevation10 m (30 ft)Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total190 • Density11/km2 (29/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
9405[1]
Dialing code0592

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]

Witten town limit

References

  1. ^ a b c d "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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