Pannerden is a village in the

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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 located in the municipality of

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 ...

. Pannerden was a separate municipality from 1818 to 1985, when it became a part of the new municipality of

Rijnwaarden Rijnwaarden () was a municipality in the province of Gelderland, in the eastern Netherlands. The Rhine enters the Netherlands at its location. Rijnwaarden was merged into the municipality of Zevenaar on 1 January 2018. Population centres * Aerdt ...

History

The village was first mentioned between 1052 and 1056 as Pannardum. The etymology is unclear. The village developed along the

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. In 1284, it became part of the

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. Between 1705 and 1707, the

Pannerdens Kanaal The Pannerdens Kanaal (Pannerden Canal) is a canal in the Netherlands that was dredged between 1701 and 1709 to cut off a large, shallow bend of the river Rhine for improving river traffic and water regulation. The canal, now indistinguishable from ...

to control the water flow between the Rhine and the

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. In 1817, Pannerden became part of the Netherlands. In 1840, it was home to 507 people. In 1860, the postal authorities split the village in Pannerden (Oostzijde) and Pannerden (Westzijde) because it was cut in two by the canal. Since around 1970, it is once again a single village. The Catholic St.-Martinus Church was built between 1877 and 1878. The tower was destroyed in 1944 and not rebuilt.

Gallery

File:Voormalig gemeentehuis Pannerden.jpg, Former town hall File:Vm-R-K Maria-Magdalena Pannerden Klokkenstoel.jpg, Belfry File:Detail of the preceeding photo where the principle of a Dutch ferry can be seen - panoramio.jpg, Ferry between Pannerden and

Doornenburg Doornenburg is a village to the south east of Angeren in the municipality of Lingewaard, Gelderland, the Netherlands. Doornenburg Castle is located near the village. History The village was first mentioned in the 9th century as Doronburc, and ...

File:Doornenburg Rijksmonoment 8943 Fort Pannerden (4).JPG, Fort Pannerden

References

Populated places in Gelderland Former municipalities of Gelderland Zevenaar {{Gelderland-geo-stub