title: Wachtum
text: # Wachtum
  
  Wachtum is a village located in the municipality of Coevorden, within the Dutch province of Drenthe.
  
  ## History
  
  The village was first mentioned between 1381 and 1383 "to Wachtman". The etymology is unknown. Wachtum is an esdorp without a church which developed in the Early Middle Ages on a sandy ridge.
  
  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. 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.
  
  