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]