Baal, Netherlands
Encyclopedia
Baal is a hamlet
in the Dutch
province of Gelderland
. It is located in the municipality of Lingewaard
, about 1 km northeast of Bemmel
, and located 1 kilometer north of Haalderen
and is therefore part of Haalderen.
According to the 19th century historian A.J. van der Aa, it had about 60 inhabitants in the middle of the 19th century.
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
in the Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
province of Gelderland
Gelderland
Gelderland is the largest province of the Netherlands, located in the central eastern part of the country. The capital city is Arnhem. The two other major cities, Nijmegen and Apeldoorn have more inhabitants. Other major regional centers in Gelderland are Ede, Doetinchem, Zutphen, Tiel, Wijchen,...
. It is located in the municipality of Lingewaard
Lingewaard
Lingewaard is a municipality in the eastern Netherlands. It is located in the most eastern part of the Betuwe. It was formed in 2001 as a merger between Bemmel, Gendt and Huissen...
, about 1 km northeast of Bemmel
Bemmel
Bemmel is a village in Gelderland in the municipality of Lingewaard. It was previously a municipality of its own, but in 2001 it merged with Huissen and Gendt. Bemmel lies between two major cities; Arnhem and Nijmegen, and is thus bordered by the rivers Rhine and Waal. It has a population of...
, and located 1 kilometer north of Haalderen
Haalderen
Haalderen is a small hamlet near Arnhem and Nijmegen in the Netherlands. The population is quite low, and the hamlet belongs to the district of Lingewaard. In Haalderen there are a lot of pensioners, who enjoy their pensions in the quiet neighbourhood of Haalderen....
and is therefore part of Haalderen.
According to the 19th century historian A.J. van der Aa, it had about 60 inhabitants in the middle of the 19th century.