| Wachtum | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Drenthe |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Coevorden |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Drenthe#Netherlands |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 13 |
| Area Total Km2: | 12.27 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 384 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 7754 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0524 |
| Coordinates: | 52.7242°N 6.7503°W |
Wachtum is a village located in the municipality of Coevorden, within the Dutch province of Drenthe.
The village was first mentioned between 1381 and 1383 "to Wachtman". The etymology is unknown.[3] Wachtum is an esdorp without a church which developed in the Early Middle Ages on a sandy ridge.[4]
The village is home to a windmill, which its villagers refer to as De Hoop. Originally, it was built as a drainage mill for a polder in Veendam, Groningen.[5] In 1894 it was moved to Wachtum where the villagers began utilizing it to produce animal feed.[4]
Wachtum was home to 338 people in 1840.[6]