Bathmen

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Bathmen

| settlement_type = Village

| image_skyline = Tussen Bathmen en Harfsen, de Dorther Beek 2012-09-09 10.56.jpg

| image_caption = Landscape between Bathmen and {{Interlanguage link multi|Harfsen|nl}}

| image_shield = Bathmen wapen.svg

| image_flag = Bathmen vlag.svg

| pushpin_map = Netherlands Overijssel#Netherlands

| pushpin_label_position = right

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Netherlands

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Netherlands

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Overijssel}}

| subdivision_type2 = Municipality

| subdivision_name2 = Deventer

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| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title = Postcodetool for 7437AA |language = nl |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 18 March 2022 }}

| elevation_m = 10

| elevation_min_m =

| elevation_max_m =

| area_footnotes =

| area_total_km2 = 31.99

| established_title =

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| population_footnotes = {{cite web |url=https://www.cbs.nl/-/media/_excel/2021/48/kwb-2021.xls |title=Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 |website=Central Bureau of Statistics |access-date=18 March 2022 }}

| population_total = 5,815

| population_as_of = 2021

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| population_note =

| population_density_km2 = auto

| timezone = CET

| utc_offset = +1

| timezone_DST = CEST

| utc_offset_DST = +2

| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = 7437

| area_code_type = Dialing code

| area_code = 0570

| website = [http://www.bathmen.net postcards of Bathmen]

| coordinates = {{coord|52|15|0|N|6|17|13|E|region:NL|display=inline,title}}

}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/bathmen |title=Bathmen |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=18 March 2022 |language=nl}}

It was first mentioned in 1284 as Batmen. The etymology is unclear.{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/bathmen |title=Bathmen - (geografische naam)|website=Etymologiebank |access-date=18 March 2022 |language=nl}} In 1840, it was home to 1,507 people. In 1997, Deventer tried to annex Bathmen, but failed.