Lottum is a village in the Dutch province of
Limburg. It is located in the municipality of
Horst aan de Maas
Horst aan de Maas (; li, Haors aan de Maos ) is a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands, in the province of Limburg. In 2010 the municipalities Sevenum and part of Meerlo-Wanssum joined the municipality.
Population centres
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History
The village was first mentioned around 1100 as "de Lutmo". The etymology is unclear. Lottum developed along the
Maas in the Middle Ages. Up to 1563, the ''
heerlijkheid
A ''heerlijkheid'' (a Dutch word; pl. ''heerlijkheden''; also called ''heerschap''; Latin: ''Dominium'') was a landed estate that served as the lowest administrative and judicial unit in rural areas in the Dutch-speaking Low Countries before 1800. ...
'' was part of the St Quirinus Abbey in
Neuss
Neuss (; spelled ''Neuß'' until 1968; li, Nüss ; la, Novaesium) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the west bank of the Rhine opposite Düsseldorf. Neuss is the largest city within the Rhein-Kreis Neuss district. It ...
. In 1648, it became part of the
Spanish Guelders. In 1815, it became part of the
Kingdom of the Netherlands
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The Catholic St Gertrudis Church is a three aisled basilica-like church which was built between 1950 and 1951 as a replacement of the 15th century church which was blown up in 1944. The tower was added between 1958 and 1959.
De Borggraaf Castle dates from the 16th century and has a double moat. The U-shaped lower court was added in 1736 and the square north tower was the final addition in 1926.
Lottum was home to 241 people in 1840.
In 1883, a railway station opened on the
Nijmegen
Nijmegen (;; Spanish and it, Nimega. Nijmeegs: ''Nimwèège'' ) is the largest city in the Dutch province of Gelderland and tenth largest of the Netherlands as a whole, located on the Waal river close to the German border. It is about 6 ...
to
Venlo railway line. It closed in 1938. The building was demolished in 1973.
Lottum has become a rose village. About 70% of all the Dutch roses are grown in Lottum.
Notable people
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Roel van Helden
Gallery
Woonhuis Broekhuizerweg 2 Lottum.jpg, House in Lottum
File:Boerderij Houthuizerweg 9 Lottum.jpg, Farm in Lottum
File:Boerderijcomplex Opperdonkseweg 8 8a 8b 8c Lottum-3.jpg, Farm in Lottum
File:Lottum, de Houthuizer Molen foto4 2015-11-02 12.19.jpg, Windmill Houthuizer molen
References
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Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands)
Horst aan de Maas