Lathum

Lathum
Reformed church
Reformed church
Lathum is located in Gelderland
Lathum
Lathum
Location in the Netherlands
Lathum is located in Netherlands
Lathum
Lathum
Lathum (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 51°59′13″N 6°01′09″E / 51.98703°N 6.01913°E / 51.98703; 6.01913
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGelderland
MunicipalityZevenaar
Area
 • Total
1.42 km2 (0.55 sq mi)
Elevation11 m (36 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
520
 • Density370/km2 (950/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6988[1]
Dialing code0313

Lathum is a village in the municipality of Zevenaar in the province of Gelderland, the Netherlands.

The village was first mentioned between 1294 and 1295 as Latheym, and means "settlement of Laeta (lit: serf)".[3] Lathum developed near the Castle Bahr en Lathum. The castle was first mentioned in 1243, and destroyed in 1495. In the early 17th century, a manor house was built in its place. The Dutch Reformed Church probably started as a chapel. It was built in the late-15th century and has 14th century elements.[4] In 1840, it was home to 242 people.[5] In the 1990s, Riverparc was constructed on the location of the former brickworks.[5]

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 6988AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Lathum - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  4. ^ Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Lathum" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9406 3. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Lathum". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 March 2022.