Saeftinghe

Dutch

Een kaart uit 1504/1505 waarop Saeftinghe en het Saeftingher Slot staan afgebeeld.

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsaːfˌtɪ.ŋə/

Proper noun

Saeftinghe ?

1. (historical) A former heerlijkheid (fiefdom) and eponymous village in the region of Zeeuws-Vlaanderen, The Netherlands, flooded by the sea in the Scheldt estuary since the late sixteenth century.

   Meronyms: Namen, Sint-Laureins, Casuwele, Auwersluis

Derived terms

• Saeftingher
• Verdronken Land van Saeftinghe

 

Further reading

• Saeftinghe on Wikipedia.Wikipedia