Bahr, Netherlands

Bahr is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Gelderland.^[1] It is located in the municipality Zevenaar, about 3 km southeast of Rheden.^[2]

Bahr
Hamlet
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 51°59′4″N 6°2′43″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Gelderland
Municipality	Zevenaar

The village was first mentioned in 1272 as de Bare. It may mean "barren land". It became part of Gelderland in 1735.^[3] The hamlet has no place name signs. In 1840, it was home to 144 people. Nowadays it consists of about 20 houses.^[4]

According to the 19th-century historian A.J. van der Aa,^[5] it had about 170 inhabitants in the middle of the 19th century. The large castle "Bahr" was located here, until it was demolished after a siege in 1495.

See also

• Van Baer (family)