Wachtum is a village located in the municipality of Coevorden, within the Dutch province of Drenthe.
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. (Click on "Technische gegevens" to view.) In 1894 it was moved to Wachtum where the villagers began utilizing it to produce animal feed.
Wachtum was home to 338 people in 1840.
|
|