Bathmen is a village and former municipality in the east of the Netherlands. The municipality was merged with her larger neighbour of Deventer on 1 January 2005 as part of a national effort to reduce bureaucracy in the country. Its main population centres were Apenhuizen, Bathmen, Dortherhoek, Loo, Pieriksmars and Zuidloo.[3]

Bathmen
Village
Landscape between Bathmen and Harfsen [nl]
Flag Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 52°15′0″N 6°17′13″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Overijssel
Municipality	Deventer
Area [1]
• Total	31.99 km2 (12.35 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	10 m (30 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	5,815
• Density	180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	7437[1]
Dialing code	0570
Website	postcards of Bathmen

It was first mentioned in 1284 as Batmen. The etymology is unclear.[4] In 1840, it was home to 1,507 people. In 1997, Deventer tried to annex Bathmen, but failed.[3]

Gallery

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  Church in Bathmen
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  Rolling horses statue by Esther de Jong
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  House in Bathmen
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  Villa Macamalo

References

External links

Media related to Bathmen at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website

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