| Loo | |
| 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: | Duiven Lingewaard |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 11 |
| Area Total Km2: | 5.33 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 1,135 |
| 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: | 6924 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0316 |
| Coordinates: | 51.929°N 5.989°W |
Loo is a village in the municipality of Duiven in the province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. The village has a ferry connection to Huissen. A couple of houses of Loo are part of Huissen, Lingewaard, because they were on a former river island which used to belong the Duchy of Cleves.[3]
It was first mentioned in 1294 or 1295 as Loy, and means forest.[4] The village developed near the Rhine. A chapel was built in the 15th century, and was replaced by the St. Antonius Church in 1875. The havezate Lowaard was first mentioned in 1467. It was extensively rebuilt between 1558 and 1569. In 1742, it was transformed into a farm.[5] In 1840, Loo was home to 242 people.[3]