Heer Oudelands Ambacht

Dutch

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Etymology

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Attested as Oudelant in 1573. Derived from heer (lord), Oudeland (a surname) and ambacht (type of fiefdom). Named after Pieter Oudeland, a nobleman from Dordrecht who was one of the financiers of the land reclamation project which created the land the former fiefdom stood on and the current neighbourhood stands on.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Heer Ou‧de‧lands Am‧bacht

Proper noun

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Heer Oudelands Ambacht n

  1. A neighbourhood and former municipality of Zwijndrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References

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