{{Infobox settlement | name = Tolkamer | settlement_type = Village | other_name = <!-- if different from name --> | native_name = <!-- if different from name --> | native_name_lang = nl | image_skyline = File:2017-01 tolstraat tolkamer.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = Village street | image_flag = | image_shield = | nickname = | motto = | image_map = | map_caption = | image_map1 = | map_caption1 = | pushpin_map = Netherlands Gelderland#Netherlands | pushpin_label_position = top | pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Netherlands | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Netherlands | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Gelderland | subdivision_type2 = Municipality | subdivision_name2 = Zevenaar | leader_title = | leader_name = | leader_party = | elevation_footnotes = <ref name="AHN">{{cite web |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title = Postcodetool for 6916AA |language = nl |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 26 March 2022 }}</ref> | elevation_m = 16 | elevation_min_m = | elevation_max_m = | area_footnotes = <ref name="stat"/> | area_total_km2 = 1.19 | established_title = | established_date = | population_footnotes = <ref name="stat">{{cite web |url=https://www.cbs.nl/-/media/_excel/2021/48/kwb-2021.xls |title=Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 |website=Central Bureau of Statistics |access-date=26 March 2022}}</ref> | population_total = 2,745 | population_as_of = 2021 | population_demonym = | population_note = | population_density_km2 = auto | timezone = CET | utc_offset = +1 | timezone_DST = CEST | utc_offset_DST = +2 | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 6916<ref name="stat"/> | area_code_type = Dialing code | area_code = 0316 | website = | footnotes = | coordinates = {{coord|51.8527|6.1027| display=inline, title|region:NL_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki}} }} '''Tolkamer''' is a village near Lobith in the municipality of Zevenaar in the province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. The village is on the border with Germany.
The village was first mentioned in 1773 as Tol, and means "toll room".<ref name="etym">{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/tolkamer |title=Tolkamer - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=26 March 2022 |language=nl}}</ref> Otto I, Count of Guelders established a toll for traffic on the Rhine in 1224 which remained at Tolkamer until 1868.<ref name="etym"/> The village developed along the river bank.<ref name="monument"/> Around 1590, the Rhine and Waal diverged near Tolkamer which increased the importance of the village. Later, the village became a centre for brickworks.<ref name="plaats"/>
In 1920, a ship wharf was established, and a harbour was built in 1930.<ref name="monument">{{cite web|url=https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/sten009monu05_01/sten009monu05_01_0196.php |title=Tolkamer |author=Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven |year=2000 |publisher=Waanders |location=Zwolle |isbn=90 400 9406 3 |language=nl |access-date=26 March 2022}}</ref> Tolkamer and Lobith have grown into a single urban area and are often referred to as Lobith-Tolkamer, however they remain separate villages.<ref name="plaats">{{cite web|url=https://plaatsengids.nl/tolkamer |title=Tolkamer |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=26 March 2022 |language=nl}}</ref>
== Gallery == <gallery> File:Rhine, Tolkamer, Netherlands.jpg|Rhine with groynes 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 </gallery>
== References == {{RefList}}
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Category:Populated places in Gelderland Category:Zevenaar
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