IJsselstein
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst attested as yselsteyne in 1279. Compound of the hydronym IJssel and Middle Dutch stein (“stone building, castle”). The city developed around a castle owned by the Van Amstel family.
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editProper noun
editIJsselstein n
- A city and municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands
- Synonym: Apestad (Carnival nickname)
- Meronyms: Achtersloot, Klaphek
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- nl:Cities in Utrecht, Netherlands
- nl:Cities in the Netherlands
- nl:Municipalities of Utrecht, Netherlands
- nl:Municipalities of the Netherlands
- nl:Places in Utrecht, Netherlands
- nl:Places in the Netherlands