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Hamlet in Drenthe, Netherlands
Witten
Hamlet
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Coordinates: 52°58′53″N 6°30′58″E / 52.98132°N 6.51604°E / 52.98132; 6.51604
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceDrenthe
MunicipalityAssen
Area
 • Total17.01 km (6.57 sq mi)
Elevation10 m (30 ft)
Population
 • Total190
 • Density11/km (29/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code9405
Dialing code0592

Witten is a hamlet in the Netherlands and is part of the Assen municipality in Drenthe.

Witten is a statistical entity, however the postal authority have placed it under Assen. It was first mentioned in 1294 as Withen. The etymology is not clear. In 1815, it became part of the municipality of Assen. In 1840, it was home to 86 people.

Witten town limit

References

  1. ^ "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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