Echt
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Etymology[edit]
First attested as Eitha around 1050. Derived from Middle Dutch echt (“property”) (compare achte), used here in a special sense to refer to a forest reserved for the exclusive use of the feudal lord who owned it. Compare Acht, Achterveld and Achtmaal.
See also Limburgish Ech.
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Echt n
- A town and former municipality of Echt-Susteren, Limburg, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Aesterriek (Carnival nickname)
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- nl:Towns in Limburg, Netherlands
- nl:Towns in the Netherlands
- nl:Historical political subdivisions
- nl:Places in Limburg, Netherlands
- nl:Places in the Netherlands