Angerlo is a village in the municipality of
Zevenaar, in the eastern
Netherlands. It is located about 2 km south of
Doesburg.
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 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 with ...
'' 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
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