Place details
Place nameArnhem
Other namesArnheim, Arenacum, Arecanum, Arnhemium, Arnum
CountryNederland
Latitude52
Longitude5.883
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Probably located on site of Roman settlement of Arenacum; chartered & fortified in 1233 by Otto II, count of Geldern; joined the Hanseatic League in 1443; as residence of dukes of Geldern, was often attacked by Burgundian rivals; refortified in 18th cen.
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