# Loil

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**Loil** (loːl) is a village in the [Dutch](/source/Netherlands) province of [Gelderland](/source/Gelderland). It is a part of the municipality of [Montferland](/source/Montferland). Loil forms a single urban area with [Didam](/source/Didam) and is often referred to as a neighbourhood,[2] but it is an independent village.[3]

## History

It was first mentioned around 1200 as Loel, and means "little open forest".[4] Even though it is spelt Loil, the pronunciation is Lool.[3] ’t Hof Loil was a [manor house](/source/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.[5] Built around 1300, Loil Castle belonged to the [Duchy of Cleves](/source/Duchy_of_Cleves). In 1457, Lord of [Bergh](/source/Bergh) purchased the castle and the *[heerlijkheid](/source/Heerlijkheid)*. In 1711, it was transferred to the *[Dros](/source/Landdrost)* of [Didam](/source/Didam). The castle was demolished around 1920.[5] In 1840, Loil was home to 680 people.[3]

The [grist mill](/source/Grist_mill) [De Korenbloem](/source/De_Korenbloem,_Loil) was built in 1855. It was restored in 1970 and 1988–1989.[6] The Roman Catholic church opened in 1910 and is a church without a tower.[7] Loil has become a single urban area with Didam, and the postal authorities have placed it under Didam,[2] but it has not been annexed.[3]

## References

1. ["Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021"](https://www.cbs.nl/-/media/_excel/2021/48/kwb-2021.xls). *Central Bureau of Statistics*. Retrieved 23 March 2022.

1. ["Postcode Loil in Montferland"](https://postcodebijadres.nl/gemeente/montferland/buurt/loil) (in Dutch). *Postcode bij adres*. Retrieved 23 March 2022.

1. ["Loil"](https://plaatsengids.nl/loil) (in Dutch). *Plaatsengids*. Retrieved 23 March 2022.

1. ["Loil - (geografische naam)"](https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/loil) (in Dutch). *Etymologiebank*. Retrieved 23 March 2022.

1. ["Huis Loil"](https://loil.nl/over-loil/huis-en-hof-loil/) (in Dutch). *Loil*. Retrieved 23 March 2022.

1. ["De Korenbloem"](https://www.molendatabase.nl/nederland/molen.php?nummer=244) (in Dutch). *Molen database*. Retrieved 23 March 2022.

1. Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). ["Didam"](https://dbnl.org/tekst/sten009monu05_01/sten009monu05_01_0052.php) (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. p. 137. ISBN 90 400 9406 3. Retrieved 23 March 2022.

## External links

- [Official website](https://loil.nl/) (in Dutch)

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