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Ottersum
Sign in to saveOttersum 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.
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Place details
- Locality
- Ottersum
- Region
- Limburg
- Country
- Nederland
- Population
- 1,585
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Ottersum
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Ottersumgemeentehuis2.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Ottersum, former town hall
- Settlement.image_flag
- Ottersum vlag.svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- Ottersum wapen.svg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Netherlands#Netherlands Limburg
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 250
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in the Netherlands##Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Netherlands
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Limburg
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Gennep
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 13
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 0.54
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Ottersum
- Image
- Ottersumgemeentehuis2.jpg
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- Commons category
- Ottersum
- postal code
- 6595
- P8168
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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 Oitershem and means "house of Oter (person)". 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.
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