Witten, Netherlands Explained

Witten
Settlement Type:Hamlet
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Drenthe#Netherlands
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in province of Drenthe in the Netherlands
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Drenthe
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Assen
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:10
Area Total Km2:17.01
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:190
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:9405
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0592
Coordinates:52.9813°N 6.516°W

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

Witten is a statistical entity,[2] 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 9409TG . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 10 March 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 10 March 2022. Two listings.
  3. Web site: Postcode 9405 in Assen . Postcode bij adres . 10 March 2022 . nl.
  4. Web site: Witten - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 10 March 2022 . nl.
  5. Book: Het koninkrijk der Nederlanden, 1815-1831 . 1931 . 92 . nl . J.C. Ramaer . The Hague . Nijhoff.
  6. Web site: Witten . Plaatsengids . 10 March 2022 . nl.