Tolkamer is a small town with 2,745 inhabitants[1] in the municipality of Zevenaar in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located 1 kilometer from Lobith and is the first mooring on the Bijlandsch Kanaal, seen from Germany.
The town is particularly popular with "day trippers" who want to make a trip on the Rhine from the Europa quay. Another attraction is the water sports area "the Bijland"; from this lake there is an open connection to the Rhine. This connection is mainly used by the many motorboat owners to make a trip to the beaches along the Rhine. The landscape around Tolkamer offers many opportunities for cyclists. The neighbouring towns are easily accessible thanks to the many cycle paths that criss-cross the landscape. Germany is also easy to reach. Via the ferry from Millingen (bicycle ferry across the Rhine) or via Lobith to Elten, where one can make beautiful trips in a hilly, wooded terrain.
The name of the village comes from the time that sailors who transported cargo from Germany to the Netherlands had to pay toll, the so-called toll chamber. Later on, until the disappearance of the European internal borders (1 January 1993), as a result of the so-called Schengen Agreement on 14 June 1985, they had to 'clear through customs', i.e. they had to show what they were importing/exporting. The customs also carried out checks (on the water), looking for illegal cigarettes, liquor (later also drugs) etc.. For this
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