Didam is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands.

On January 1, 2005, Didam will merge with the neighbouring municipality of Bergh to constitute the new municipality Montferland.

Population centres

• Didam
• Greffelkamp
• Holthuizen
• Loil
• Nieuw-Dijk
• Oud-Dijk.

Nieuw-Dijk

Nieuw-Dijk is a small village close to Germany, with a population of approximately 1600 people. Nieuw-Dijk has its own Roman Catholic parish church and primary school, both named for Saint Anthony of Padua.

In 1926 a local football club was established, called the Sprinkhanen ("Grasshoppers").

Loil

Loil is a village with a population of about 1,500 people. Located next to Didam and Nieuw-Dijk, it is part of the new municipality Montferland. Loil is known for its big celebration of carnival (second biggest parade in the Netherlands). Loil has an active social life, with a lot of sports clubs like football, volleyball (s.v. Loil, established in 1956). It also has a music organization (Amicitia, established in 1913) and a shooting club (Schutterij Loil-Vooruit). The village has an own windmill, a Roman Catholic parish church and an elementary school, named after Saint Joseph.

The first time Loil was mentioned in official papers was in 1178, although the name was Loil back then. Loil consists of mostly farmerland in a rural area.

External links

• Official Website (http://www.didam.nl)
• Sprinkhanen (http://www.sprinkhanen.nl)
• Official website of Loil (http://www.loil.nl)
• Carnaval organization 'De Vrolijke Drammers' (http://www.vrolijkedrammers.nl)