Grubbenvorst
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Etymology[edit]
First attested as vurste in 1207. Compound of the toponym Grubben and vorst (“preserve”). The toponym Grubben refers to a former castle and is derived from dialectal grubbe (“dug passage, hollow road”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Broekhuizenvorst.
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Grubbenvorst n
- A village and former municipality of Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands.
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References[edit]
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN