Babberich is a village in the

Dutch Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands ** Dutch people as an ethnic group () ** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship () ** Dutch language () * In specific terms, i ...

province of

Gelderland Gelderland ( , ), also known as Guelders ( ) in English, is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands, located in the centre-east of the country. With a total area of of which is water, it is the largest province of the Nethe ...

. It is in the municipality

Zevenaar Zevenaar () is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality and a city in the Gelderland province, in the eastern Netherlands near the border with Germany. In January 2018 the neighbouring municipality of Rijnwaarden was merged with Zevenaar ...

, about 3 km southeast of the centre of Zevenaar. It's located near the border with Germany. Until 1816, it was a part of the

Duchy of Cleves The Duchy of Cleves (; ) was a state of the Holy Roman Empire which emerged from the medieval . It was situated in the northern Rhineland on both sides of the Lower Rhine, around its capital Cleves and the towns of Wesel, Kalkar, Xanten, Emme ...

History

The village was first mentioned between 1357 and 1358 Babborch. The etymology is not clear. Huis Babberich has been recorded as early as 1363. In 1786, the current

manor house 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 usually held the lord's manorial courts, communal mea ...

was built. In 1816, Babberich became part of the Netherlands. In 1840, it was home to 1,144 people.

Sports and music

The atmospheric rock band Crescent Moon is based here. The football team

SV Babberich Sportvereniging Babberich is a Dutch football club based in Babberich which was founded in 1930. It competes in the Vijfde Klasse since 2017. History Located in a small village, Babberich managed to play in the Hoofdklasse from 1988 to 2012 and ...

is based here.

Gallery

File:Babberich.jpg, Huize Babberich File:Zevenaar-Babberich Emmerichseweg 3 PM19-02.jpg, Former customs house File:Enorme grensdrukte bij grensovergang Duitsland-Nederland bij Elten Twee scooter, Bestanddeelnr 912-8054.jpg, Holiday traffic jam towards to Dutch border (August 1961) File:Babberich schuttersoptocht PM19-01.jpg, Parade of

schutterij Schutterij () refers to a voluntary city guard or citizen militia in the medieval and early modern Netherlands, intended to protect the town or city from attack and act in case of revolt or fire. Their training grounds were often on open spaces w ...

St. Jan

References

Populated places in Gelderland Zevenaar {{Gelderland-geo-stub