Beneden-Haastrecht

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Beneden Haestrecht in 1867. Compound of beneden (“lower, downriver”) and the toponym Haastrecht. The toponym contrasts with Boven-Haastrecht.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Be‧ne‧den-‧Haas‧trecht

Proper noun

Beneden-Haastrecht n

  1. A hamlet in Krimpenerwaard, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

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