Zoelmond is a village in the Dutch province of

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. It is a part of the municipality of

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, and lies about 10 km northwest of

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. It was first mentioned in 1214 as Zolemunde, and means "mouth of the river Zoel". The village developed into a stretched out ''

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'' along the former river. A chapel was built in 1404 which was expanded into a church around 1447. The tower dates from 1911. In 1840, it was home to 536 people. A

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was built in 1714, but it burned down in 1917 and the remainder was demolished in 1987.

Gallery

File:Kerk Zoelmond.JPG, Church of Zoelmond File:Zoelmond Boerderij Plein 7.jpg, Farm in Zoelmond File:Zoelmond Het-Klooster Haardijk 3.jpg, Villa "Het Klooster" File:Hennisdijk, Zoelmond, Netherlands - panoramio (1).jpg, Wooden horse in the pasture

References

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