Bathmen

Bathmen
Village
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
Country	Netherlands
Province	Overijssel
Municipality	Deventer
Area
• Total	31.99 km2 (12.35 sq mi)
Elevation	10 m (33 ft)
Population  (2021)
• Total	5,815
• Density	181.8/km2 (470.8/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	7437
Dialing code	0570
Website	postcards of Bathmen

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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.

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