Bahr, Netherlands

Bahr
Gehucht

Coat of arms
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.

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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