Oud-Zevenaar () is a

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

in the

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''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 ...

in the

province A province is an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman , which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire, Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...

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 ...

, the

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. It is located to the south of Zevenaar The village was first mentioned in 1047 as Subenhara. The etymology is unclear. It uses oud (old) to distinguish from

which was known as Nieu-Zeventer in 1725, but has reverted to plain Zevenaar. The village developed along the Oude Rijn. In 1487, Zevenaar received city rights, and became the economic centre. The development of Oud-Zevenaar remained limited. The Catholic St.Martinuskerk was first mentioned in 1276. In 1572, the tower burnt down. The church was restored in 1616.

Grist mill A gristmill (also: grist mill, corn mill, flour mill, feed mill or feedmill) grinds cereal grain into flour and Wheat middlings, middlings. The term can refer to either the grinding mechanism or the building that holds it. Grist is grain that h ...

De Hoop was built in 1850.

Gallery

File:Oud-Zevenaar (Gld,NL) St.Martinuskerk.JPG, St.Martinuskerk File:Oud-Zevenaar (Gld-NL) Korenmolen De Hoop.JPG, Windmill De Hoop File:Oud-Zevenaar (Gld, NL) Sculptuur herder met schapen.JPG, Shepherd with sheep statue File:Gevel - Oud Zevenaar - 20180894 - RCE.jpg

References

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