Babberich

Babberich is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is in the municipality Zevenaar, about 3 km southeast of the centre of Zevenaar. It's located near the border with Germany. Until 1816, it was a part of the Duchy of Cleves.^[3]

Babberich
Village
Church of Babberich
Babberich Location in the Netherlands Show map of Gelderland Babberich Babberich (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands
Coordinates: 51°54′22″N 6°6′40″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Gelderland
Municipality	Zevenaar
Area [1]
• Total	8.26 km2 (3.19 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	13 m (43 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	2,235
• Density	270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	6909[1]
Dialing code	0316

History

The village was first mentioned between 1357 and 1358 Babborch. The etymology is not clear.^[4] Huis Babberich has been recorded as early as 1363. In 1786, the current manor house was built. In 1816, Babberich became part of the Netherlands.^[3] In 1840, it was home to 1,144 people.^[5]

Sports and music

The atmospheric rock band Crescent Moon is based here.^[6]

The football team SV Babberich is based here.

Gallery

• 
  Huize Babberich
• 
  Former customs house
• 
  Holiday traffic jam towards to Dutch border (August 1961)
• 
  Parade of schutterij St. Jan