Krimpen aan den IJssel
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Etymology[edit]
First attested as duabus villis que crimpen nuncupantur, sitis super meruede et super yssel in 1277. Derived from a term cognate to Old Saxon krampo (“hook”), Middle Dutch krampe (“hook”) and the hydronym IJssel. The toponym contrasts with Krimpen aan de Lek.
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Krim‧pen aan den IJs‧sel
Proper noun[edit]
- A town and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.
- Meronym: Boveneind
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- nl:Towns in South Holland, Netherlands
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- nl:Municipalities of South Holland, Netherlands
- nl:Municipalities of the Netherlands
- nl:Places in South Holland, Netherlands
- nl:Places in the Netherlands