Dedemsvaart
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Etymology[edit]
First attested as Dedemsvaart sometime after 1809. Compound of Dedem (“a surname”) and vaart (“canal”). The settlement was named after a nearby canal built by Baron J. W. van Dedem tot Den Berg (1776-1851).
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Dedemsvaart n
- A village in Hardenberg, Overijssel, Netherlands.
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References[edit]
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN