Lathum is a
village
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in the
municipality
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of
Zevenaar
Zevenaar () is a municipality and a city in the Gelderland province, in the eastern Netherlands near the border with Germany.
Population centres
* Angerlo
* Babberich
* Giesbeek
* Lathum
*Ooy
* Oud-Zevenaar
*Zevenaar
History
The earliest signs ...
in the
province
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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 ...
, the
Netherlands
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The village was first mentioned between 1294 and 1295 as Latheym, and means "settlement of Laeta (lit: serf)".
Lathum developed near the Castle Bahr en Lathum. The castle was first mentioned in 1243, and destroyed in 1495. In the early 17th century, a manor house was built in its place. The Dutch Reformed Church probably started as a chapel. It was built in the late-15th century and has 14th century elements.
In 1840, it was home to 242 people.
In the 1990s, Riverparc was constructed on the location of the former brickworks.
Gallery
file:lathum1.jpg, Huize "Lathum"
File:Grand Cafe Restaurant Rutgers at Rhederlaag waterbassin along the IJsselriver - panoramio.jpg, Cafe Restaurant
File:Beach at Lathumse Plas - panoramio.jpg, Beach at Lathumse Plas
File:Beach House - panoramio.jpg, Beach House
References
See also
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Van Baer (family)
The Van Baer family, also known as Van Baer van Lathum or Van Bahr Van Lathum, was a Middle Age noble family from Bahr and Lathum
Lathum is a village in the municipality of Zevenaar in the province of Gelderland, the Netherlands
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Populated places in Gelderland
Zevenaar
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