Boven-Haastrecht

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Boven Haestrecht in 1551. Compound of boven (“upper, upriver”) and the toponym Haastrecht. The toponym contrasts with Beneden-Haastrecht.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Bo‧ven-‧Haas‧trecht

Proper noun

Boven-Haastrecht n

  1. a hamlet in Krimpenerwaard, South Holland, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “boven-haastrecht”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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