Lathum is a
village
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in the
municipality
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of
Zevenaar
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In January 2018 the neighbouring municipality of Rijnwaarden was merged with Zevenaar ...
in the
province
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of
Gelderland
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, the
Netherlands
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.
The village was first mentioned between 1294 and 1295 as Latheym, and means "settlement of Laeta (lit: serf)".
Lathum developed near the Castle Bahr en Lathum. The castle was first mentioned in 1243, and destroyed in 1495. In the early 17th century, a manor house was built in its place. The Dutch Reformed Church probably started as a chapel. It was built in the late-15th century and has 14th century elements.
In 1840, it was home to 242 people.
In the 1990s, Riverparc was constructed on the location of the former brickworks.
Gallery
file:lathum1.jpg, Huize "Lathum"
File:Grand Cafe Restaurant Rutgers at Rhederlaag waterbassin along the IJsselriver - panoramio.jpg, Cafe Restaurant
File:Beach at Lathumse Plas - panoramio.jpg, Beach at Lathumse Plas
File:Beach House - panoramio.jpg, Beach House
References
See also
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Van Baer (family)
The Van Baer family, also known as Van Baer van Lathum or Van Bahr Van Lathum, was a Middle Age noble family from Bahr and Lathum, in the Dutch province of Gelderland.
There was a ''Kasteel Baer'' (Castle Baer) in the 13th century.
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Populated places in Gelderland
Zevenaar
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