| Loil | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Native Name Lang: | nl |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Gelderland#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Gelderland |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Montferland |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 12 |
| Area Total Km2: | 8.19 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 1,560 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 6941 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0316 |
| Coordinates: | 51.9516°N 6.1404°W |
Loil (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /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]
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 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]