Haastrecht

Dutch

Alternative forms

Haastert (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as havekesdret in 1108. Compound of Old Dutch Haveke (“a personal name”) and dreht (“ferry, watercourse”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɦaːs.trɛxt/
Hyphenation: Haas‧trecht

Proper noun

Haastrecht n

A city and former municipality of Krimpenerwaard, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

Haastrechter
Haastrechts
Beneden-Haastrecht
Boven-Haastrecht

References

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

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