Lobith is a village in the

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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 ...

. It is located in the municipality of

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. Traditionally, it is said that the

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enters the Netherlands at Lobith, although in reality, this happens about 4 km further upstream, near Spijk. Lobith was a separate municipality for a short while between 1 March 1817 and 1 January 1818, when it became a part of

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History

In 885, the Danish chief Godfrid was summoned to Lobith for a meeting after being accused of complicity with

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in an insurrection against the emperor

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. In an act of treachery he was killed by a group of German nobles. The village was first mentioned in 1222 as Lobedhe. The etymology is unclear. The village developed along a bend in the

. In 1307, a castle was built in Lobith. In 1473, it became part of the

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. In 1609, the Duke of Cleves died without a successor, and the

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started which resulted in Lobith becoming a part of the

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. The Dutch Reformed Church was built in 1660 as a replacement of a chapel which was destroyed in 1648. In 1672, the castle was destroyed by the French. Up to 1711, the Rhine was located close to the village, however the river changed course. The distance from the river resulted in

Tolkamer Tolkamer is a village near Lobith in the municipality of Zevenaar in the province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. The village is on the border with Germany. The village was first mentioned in 1773 as Tol, and means "toll room". Otto I, Count of ...

becoming the centre of economic activity for the region. In 1816, Lobith became part of the Netherlands. In 1840, it was home to 682 people. The

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Tolhuys Coornmolen was built in 1888. In 1930, it burned down and only the base remained. The grinding was since then performed by an electric motor. In 1995, the wind mill was restored and operates once a week.

Gallery

Image:Lobith, de Nederlands Hervormde kerk RM21963 IMG 3574 2020-03-24 10.31.jpg, Reformed church Image:Lobith, Tolhuys Coornmolen RM451997 IMG 3593 2020-03-24 11.15.jpg, Windmill: Tolhuys Coornmolen File:Overzicht ligging boerderij op een terp of ook wel, in dit gebied, pol genoemd - Lobith - 20427462 - RCE.jpg, Farm on an artificial mound File:Lobith gemeentehuis.JPG, Former town hall

References

{{Authority control Populated places in Gelderland Former municipalities of Gelderland Zevenaar