Oud-Zevenaar () is a
village
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in the
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
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 of h ...
in the
province
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''Roman province, provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire ...
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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. It is located to the south of Zevenaar
The village was first mentioned in 1047 as Subenhara. The etymology is unclear. It uses oud (old) to distinguish from
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 of h ...
which was known as Nieu-Zeventer in 1725, but has reverted to plain Zevenaar.
The village developed along the
Oude Rijn.
In 1487, Zevenaar received city rights,
and became the economic centre. The development of Oud-Zevenaar remained limited.
The Catholic St.Martinuskerk was first mentioned in 1276. In 1572, the tower burnt down. The church was restored in 1616.
Grist mill
A gristmill (also: grist mill, corn mill, flour mill, feed mill or feedmill) grinds cereal grain into flour and Wheat middlings, middlings. The term can refer to either the Mill (grinding), grinding mechanism or the building that holds it. Grist i ...
De Hoop was built in 1850.
Gallery
File:Oud-Zevenaar (Gld,NL) St.Martinuskerk.JPG, St.Martinuskerk
File:Oud-Zevenaar (Gld-NL) Korenmolen De Hoop.JPG, Windmill De Hoop
File:Oud-Zevenaar (Gld, NL) Sculptuur herder met schapen.JPG, Shepherd with sheep statue
File:Gevel - Oud Zevenaar - 20180894 - RCE.jpg
References
Populated places in Gelderland
Zevenaar
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