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Wateren
Wateren
Hamlet
	Former school in Wateren
	Wateren in the municipality of Westerveld.
	Wateren Location in the province of Drenthe Wateren Wateren (Netherlands)
	Coordinates: 52°54′36″N 6°16′54″E / 52.91000°N 6.28167°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Drenthe
Municipality	Westerveld
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	8438
Dialing code	0521

Wateren is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Westerveld, and lies about 22 km west of the provincial capital Assen.^[1]

It was first mentioned in 1408 as van Wachthorn. The etymology is unclear.^[2] The hamlet contains about 60 houses.^[3]

References

^ ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.
^ "Wateren - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 March 2022.
^ "Wateren". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 March 2022.

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[ANWB-1] ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.

[2] "Wateren - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 March 2022.

[3] "Wateren". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 March 2022.

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