Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht
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Etymology[edit]
First attested as henrick iden ambocht in 1340. Compound of the name of Hendrik Ye Wittenzoon and Middle Dutch ambacht (“type of fiefdom”). Wittenzoon was the scion of a banking family which financed the land reclamation projects the current village stands on; he received the fiefdom in 1376.
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Hen‧drik-‧Ido-‧Am‧bacht
Proper noun[edit]
Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht n
- A town and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.
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- nl:Towns in South Holland, Netherlands
- nl:Towns in the Netherlands
- nl:Municipalities of South Holland, Netherlands
- nl:Municipalities of the Netherlands
- nl:Places in South Holland, Netherlands
- nl:Places in the Netherlands