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Aam
Aam is a Hamlet (place), hamlet in the Netherlands, Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Overbetuwe, about 1 km east of the town of Elst (Overbetuwe), Elst.''ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland'', Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005. The hamlet is nowadays surrounded by Elst. It was first mentioned in the 11th century as apud Ambam, and refers to the Amba river. In 1840, it was home to 182 people. References [...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] |
