Babberich 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 in the municipality

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 o ...

, 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

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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 held the lord's manorial courts, communal meals with ...

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

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is based here. The football team SV Babberich 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

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St. Jan

References

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