Loil
Loil | |
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| Wind mill De Korenbloem [nl] Wind mill De Korenbloem [nl] | |
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Flag of Loil Flag Coat of arms of Loil Coat of arms | |
| Coordinates: 51°57′06′′N 6°08′26′′E / 51.95158°N 6.14043°E / 51.95158; 6.14043 | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Gelderland |
| Municipality | Montferland |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.19 km2 (3.16 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 1,560 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 6941[1] |
| Dialing code | 0316 |
![Wind mill De Korenbloem [nl]](/index.cgi/contrast/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Loil,_beltmolen_De_Korenbloem_RM12872_IMG_3388_2020-03-22_11.29.jpg){kind=link}
Loil (Dutch pronunciation: [loːl] ) is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Montferland. Loil forms a single urban area with Didam and is often referred to as a neighbourhood,[3] but it is an independent village.[4]
History
[edit ]It was first mentioned around 1200 as Loel, and means "little open forest".[5] Even though it is spelt Loil, the pronunciation is Lool.[4] ’t Hof Loil was a manor house which was first mentioned in 1390; though, the building was older than the castle. A fire destroyed the manor house in 2014.
The village of Loil developed around the manor house.[6] Built around 1300, Loil Castle belonged to the Duchy of Cleves. In 1457, Lord of Bergh purchased the castle and the heerlijkheid . In 1711, it was transferred to the Dros of Didam. The castle was demolished around 1920.[6] In 1840, Loil was home to 680 people.[4]
The grist mill De Korenbloem [nl] was built in 1855. It was restored in 1970 and 1988–1989.[7] The Roman Catholic church opened in 1910 and is a church without a tower.[8] Loil has become a single urban area with Didam, and the postal authorities have placed it under Didam,[3] but it has not been annexed.[4]
Gallery
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Sunrise in Loil
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House in Loil
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Church in Loil
References
[edit ]- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 6941AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Postcode Loil in Montferland". Postcode bij adres (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Loil". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "Loil - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Huis Loil". Loil (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "De Korenbloem". Molen database (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Didam" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. p. 137. ISBN 90 400 9406 3 . Retrieved 23 March 2022.
External links
[edit ]- Media related to Loil at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Dutch)
