Bathmen | |
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![Landscape between Bathmen and Harfsen [nl]](/en/File:Tussen_Bathmen_en_Harfsen,_de_Dorther_Beek_2012-09-09_10.56.jpg) Landscape between Bathmen and Harfsen | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Bathmen Location in the Netherlands  Bathmen Bathmen (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 52°15′0″N 6°17′13″E / 52.25000°N 6.28694°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province |  Overijssel |
| Municipality | Deventer |
| Area | |
| • Total | 31.99 km2 (12.35 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 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 |
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]
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]
