Loil

Village in Gelderland, Netherlands

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51°57′06″N 6°08′26″E / 51.95158°N 6.14043°E / 51.95158; 6.14043CountryNetherlandsProvinceGelderlandMunicipalityMontferlandArea

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• Total8.19 km² (3.16 sq mi)Elevation

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12 m (39 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total1,560 • Density190/km² (490/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

6941^[1]

Dialing code0316

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

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

Sunrise in Loil
House in Loil
Church in Loil

References

^ ^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.