Ottersum Explained

Ottersum
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Netherlands#Netherlands Limburg
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Netherlands##Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Limburg
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Gennep
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:13
Area Total Km2:0.54
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:1,520
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:6595
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0485
Coordinates:51.7039°N 5.9842°W

Ottersum is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is a part of the municipality of Gennep, and lies about 17 km southeast of Nijmegen.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1349-1362 as Dragondeez, and means "house of Dragon (person)".[3] Ottersum developed along the Niers in the Early Middle Ages. It used to be part of the Duchy of Cleves and in 1815 became part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.[4]

The Catholic John the Baptist Church is a three-aisled basilica-like church which was built between 1930 and 1931.[4] The former monastery Maria Roepaan was built by the Sisters of Divine Providence from Münster during the Kulturkampf. A school and orphanage were added to complex. The building was damaged in 1945, and restored in 1949. Since 1995, it used for corporate events.[4]

Ottersum was home to 200 people in 1840. In 1944 and 1945, the village was damaged by war.[5] It was a separate municipality until 1973, when it was merged with Gennep.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 6595AA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 24 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 24 April 2022.
  3. Web site: Ottersum - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 24 April 2022 . nl.
  4. Book: Ottersum . Sabine Broekhoven, & Ronald Stenvert. 2003 . Waanders . Zwolle . 90 400 9623 6 . 24 April 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Ottersum . Plaatsengids . 24 April 2022 . nl.