Angerlo is a village in the municipality 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 ...

, in the eastern

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. It is located about 2 km south of

Doesburg Doesburg () is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands in the province of Gelderland. Doesburg received city rights in 1237 and had a population of in . The city is situated on the right bank of river IJssel, at the confluence of ...

. Until 1 January 2005, Angerlo was an independent municipality, with a population of about 5,000. This municipality included the villages of Bahr, Giesbeek and Lathum, and the hamlets of Bevermeer and Bingerden.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1025 as Angarlo, and means "forest near grassland". Angerlo developed as a

linear settlement A linear settlement is a (normally small to medium-sized) settlement or group of buildings that is formed in a long line. Many of these settlements are formed along a transport route, such as a road, river, or canal. Others form due to physical re ...

on a river dune. Parts of the Dutch Reformed Church date from the 11th century. The western tower was replaced between 1766 and 1767, and was destroyed in 1945. It was rebuilt between 1948 and 1950. Huis Bingerden is a ''

havezate A manor house was historically the main residence of the lord of the manor. The house formed the administrative centre of a manor in the European feudal system; within its great hall were held the lord's manorial courts, communal meals wi ...

'' which was first mentioned in 970. It was extensively modified in 1786, and burnt down in 1945. It was rebuilt in a slightly different form. In 1840, it was home to 325 people.

Gallery

Image:Angerlo, de Sint-Galluskerk RM8145 IMG 3965 2020-03-31 17.47.jpg, Angerlo, church File:Huis Bingerden.jpg, Huis Bingerden File:Angerlo-hetklooster-185871.jpg, Farm in Angerlo File:Boer bij een varken, Bestanddeelnr 254-3498.jpg, Pig and farmer (1932)

References

Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2005 Former municipalities of Gelderland Populated places in Gelderland Zevenaar {{Gelderland-geo-stub