Rossum 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 a part of the municipality of

Maasdriel Maasdriel () is a municipality in the province of Gelderland, in the eastern Netherlands. Maasdriel was formed on 1 January, 1999 by the merger of the former municipalities of Ammerzoden (including Well, Wellseind en Wordragen), Hedel, Heerewaarde ...

, and lies about 11 km southwest of

Tiel Tiel () is a municipality and a town in the middle of the Netherlands. The town is enclosed by the Waal river and the Linge river to the South and the North, and the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal to the East. Tiel comprises the population centres Kapel- ...

. Rossum was a separate municipality between 1818 and 1999, when it was merged with Maasdriel.

History

It was first mentioned in 893 as Rotheheym, and means "settlement near cleared forest". It developed into a stretched out ''

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'' with a centre near the church and one near the castle. The

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was a tower of the 16th century with 12th century elements. The church dates from 1860. Huis Rossum was a castle from the 13th century. It was destroyed in 1599 during the

Siege of Zaltbommel The siege of Zaltbommel was a campaign that took place during the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo–Spanish War (1585), Anglo–Spanish War from 15 May to 22 July 1599. The Spanish led by Francisco de Mendoza, Francisco López de Mendoza y Mendoz ...

, and the remainder was demolished in 1740. In 1848, a manor house was constructed on the site of the former castle. In 1840, Rossum was home to 845 people.

Gallery

File:Rossum .jpg, Huis Rossum File:Vm-G-K Gereformeerde-Kerk Rossum 2.jpg, Former Reformed Church File:Hotel Restaurant De Gouden Molen P1400857.jpg, Social sofa and hotel restaurant File:Rossum - Kerkstraat 1 Woonhuis.jpg, Residential house

References

Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 1999 Populated places in Gelderland Former municipalities of Gelderland Maasdriel {{Gelderland-geo-stub