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't Heechhout
't Heechhout ( nl, Het Hooghout, ) is a hamlet (place), hamlet in the Netherlands, Dutch municipality of Waadhoeke in the province of Friesland. It is located just to the north of and to the west of Wjelsryp, which it is administratively a part of. It is furthermore located on the . At times, the residences just to the north of the :nl:Provinciale weg 384, N384, a trunk road, are sometimes erroneously considered to be part of the hamlet. Etymology 't Heechhout originated on the west side of the bridge over the canal. Around 1700 the bridge itself was referred to as ''Draayhout'' ('turn wood'). At that time, the bridge was still a large rotating plank. Later, in the 19th century, a higher bridge took its place – t Heechhout'' is West Frisian language, West Frisian for 'the high wood', and is in itself the name of Hoogholtje, a particular type of bridge. It was after the construction of this bridge that the hamlet was created. This West Frisian name is the official name of the ham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is a human settlement that is smaller than a town or village. Its size relative to a Parish (administrative division), parish can depend on the administration and region. A hamlet may be considered to be a smaller settlement or subdivision or satellite entity to a larger settlement. The word and concept of a hamlet has roots in the Anglo-Norman settlement of England, where the old French ' came to apply to small human settlements. Etymology The word comes from Anglo-Norman language, Anglo-Norman ', corresponding to Old French ', the diminutive of Old French ' meaning a little village. This, in turn, is a diminutive of Old French ', possibly borrowed from (West Germanic languages, West Germanic) Franconian languages. Compare with modern French ', Dutch language, Dutch ', Frisian languages, Frisian ', German ', Old English ' and Modern English ''home''. By country Afghanistan In Afghanistan, the counterpart of the hamlet is the Qila, qala (Dari language, Dari: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
