Ottersum

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. The Catholic John the Baptist Church is a three-aisled basilica-like church which was built between 1930 and 1931. It was a separate municipality until 1973, when it was merged with Gennep.

Most-observed species

• Common Buzzard

  Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  22,362
• Common Chiffchaff

  Phylloscopus collybita (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
  21,482
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  17,825
• Gray/Purple Heron

  Ardea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  17,422
• Graylag Goose

  Anser anser (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  17,098
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  16,891
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  16,538
• European Robin

  Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  14,833

Most recent

• M 2.9 — 2018-05-25
  1 km S of Reppel, Belgium
• M 2.9 — 2013-01-20
  0 km WNW of Brachterbeek, Netherlands
• M 4.2 — 2011-09-08
  3 km ENE of Heijen, Netherlands
• M 4.1 — 2009-07-24
  2 km NW of Kamp-Lintfort, Germany
• M 3.2 — 2008-12-25
  6 km ESE of Rheinberg, Germany
• M 2.9 — 2008-12-23
  2 km ESE of Kamp-Lintfort, Germany