Lathum
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGelderland
MunicipalityZevenaar
Elevation11 m
Area total1.42 km²
Population total520
Population as of2021
Time zoneCET (UTC+1)
Time zone (DST)CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code6988[1]
Dialing code0313
Coordinates51.98703°N 6.01913°E

Lathum is a village in the municipality of Zevenaar in the province of Gelderland, the Netherlands.

The village was first mentioned between 1294 and 1295 as Latheym, and means "settlement of Laeta (lit: serf)".[2] Lathum developed near the Castle Bahr en Lathum. The castle was first mentioned in 1243, and destroyed in 1495. In the early 17th century, a manor house was built in its place. The Dutch Reformed Church probably started as a chapel. It was built in the late-15th century and has 14th century elements.[3] In 1840, it was home to 242 people.[4] In the 1990s, Riverparc was constructed on the location of the former brickworks.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Lathum - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  3. ^ Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Lathum" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9406 3. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Lathum" (in Dutch). Plaatsengids. Retrieved 26 March 2022.

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