Tolkamer is a

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near

Lobith Lobith is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Zevenaar. Traditionally, it is said that the Rhine enters the Netherlands at Lobith, although in reality, this happens about 4 km further upstre ...

in the

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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 ...

in the

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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 ...

, the

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. The village is on the border with Germany. The village was first mentioned in 1773 as Tol, and means " toll room". Otto I, Count of Guelders established a toll for traffic on the

Rhine The Rhine ; french: Rhin ; nl, Rijn ; wa, Rén ; li, Rien; rm, label=Sursilvan, Rein, rm, label=Sutsilvan and Surmiran, Ragn, rm, label=Rumantsch Grischun, Vallader and Puter, Rain; it, Reno ; gsw, Rhi(n), including in Alsatian dialect, Al ...

in 1224 which remained at Tolkamer until 1868. The village developed along the river bank. Around 1590, the Rhine and

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diverged near Tolkamer which increased the importance of the village. Later, the village became a centre for

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. In 1920, a ship wharf was established, and a harbour was built in 1930. Tolkamer and

have grown into a single urban area and are often referred to as Lobith-Tolkamer, however they remain separate villages.

Gallery

File:Rhine, Tolkamer, Netherlands.jpg,

with

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near Tolkamer File:Bijland, Tolkamer, Netherlands.jpg, Bijland File:Steenfabriek, Tolkamer, Netherlands.jpg, Factory File:Nice appartments with magnificent viewa at the Rhine river at Tolkamer - panoramio.jpg, Apartment buildings on the Rhine

References

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