Bahr, Netherlands

Bahr
Gehucht

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Coordinates: 51°59′4″N 6°2′43″E / 51.98444°N 6.04528°E / 51.98444; 6.04528
Country Netherlands
Province Gelderland
Municipality Zevenaar

Bahr is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Gelderland.[1] It is located in the municipality Zevenaar, about 3 km southeast of Rheden.[2]

According to the 19th-century historian A.J. van der Aa,[3] it had about 170 inhabitants in the middle of the 19th century. The large castle "Bahr" was located here, until it was demolished after a siege in 1495.

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References

  1. ↑ VUGA's Alfabetische Plaatsnamengids van Nederland (13th edition), VUGA, 1997.
  2. ↑ ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.
  3. ↑ Abraham Jacob van der Aa, "Aardrijkskundig woordenboek der Nederlanden", vol. 2 (B), 1840.

Coordinates: 51°59′3″N 6°2′45″E / 51.98417°N 6.04583°E / 51.98417; 6.04583


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