Baal is a

hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts ...

in the Dutch province of

Gelderland Gelderland (), also known as Guelders () in English, is a province of the Netherlands, occupying the centre-east of the country. With a total area of of which is water, it is the largest province of the Netherlands by land area, and second by ...

.''VUGA's Alfabetische Plaatsnamengids van Nederland'' (13th edition), VUGA, 1997. It is located in the municipality of Lingewaard, about 1 km northeast of

Bemmel Bemmel is a town in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland. It is located in the Betuwe region, and falls under the municipality of Lingewaard. The town is situated between the major cities of Arnhem and Nijmegen, and is bordered b ...

,''ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland'', Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005. and located 1 kilometer north of

Haalderen Haalderen is a village in the Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland. The village is located in the Betuwe region, and belongs to the municipality of Lingewaard. Haalderen is situated along the rivers Waal and Linge. It has a population of 2 ...

and is therefore part of Haalderen. It was first mentioned in 850 as Barla, and means "bare forest". Baal is not a statistical entity, and the postal authorities have placed it under

. The hamlet used to have its own place name signs which looked like signs for a build up area, however the municipality removed them in 2017. The villagers have since then put up new signs. In 1840, Baal was home to 46 people. Nowadays, it consists of about 15 houses. There used to be 16 houses. In 1996 a house was destroyed by a Lockheed C-130 Hercules, killing 34 people on board."32 killed in Netherlands plane crash." ''Times'' ondon16 July 1996: 11. The house was empty at the time.

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Populated places in Gelderland Lingewaard {{Gelderland-geo-stub