Lobith

Lobith
Lobith
Village
	View of the village
	Lobith Location in the province of Gelderland Lobith Lobith (Netherlands)
	Coordinates: 51°51′42″N 6°7′5″E / 51.86167°N 6.11806°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Gelderland
Municipality	Zevenaar
Area
• Total	0.83 km2 (0.32 sq mi)
Elevation	15 m (49 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	3,055
• Density	3,700/km2 (9,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	6915
Dialing code	0316

Lobith is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Zevenaar. Traditionally, it is said that the Rhine enters the Netherlands at Lobith, although in reality, this happens about 4 km further upstream, near Spijk.^[3]

Lobith was a separate municipality for a short while between 1 March 1817 and 1 January 1818, when it became a part of Herwen en Aerdt.^[4]

History

In 885, the Danish chief Godfrid was summoned to Lobith for a meeting after being accused of complicity with Hugh, Duke of Alsace in an insurrection against the emperor Charles the Fat. 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.^[5] The village developed along a bend in the Rhine.^[6] In 1307, a castle was built in Lobith.^[7] In 1473, it became part of the Duchy of Cleves.^[5] In 1609, the Duke of Cleves died without a successor, and the War of the Jülich Succession started which resulted in Lobith becoming a part of the Kingdom of Prussia.^[7] The Dutch Reformed Church was built in 1660 as a replacement of a chapel which was destroyed in 1648.^[6] In 1672, the castle was destroyed by the French.^[7]

Up to 1711, the Rhine was located close to the village, however the river changed course. The distance from the river resulted in Tolkamer becoming the centre of economic activity for the region.^[6] In 1816, Lobith became part of the Netherlands.^[5] In 1840, it was home to 682 people.^[7] The grist mill 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.^[8]^[7]

Gallery

Reformed church
Windmill: Tolhuys Coornmolen
Farm on an artificial mound
Former town hall

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 6915AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
^ "Spijk (Liemers)". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 March 2022.
^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. "KNAW > Publicaties > Detailpagina". Archived from the original on 2007-02-20. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Lobith". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). Lobith (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90-400-9406-3. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Lobith". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 March 2022.
^ "Tolhuys Coornmolen". Molen database (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 March 2022.