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Hoek Salamandersteeg
Hoek, corner in Dutch, may refer to: ; the name of several villages in the Netherlands: * Hook of Holland (Hoek van Holland), near Rotterdam * Hoek, Zeeland, near Terneuzen * Hoek, Gelderland ; People * Hoek (surname), Dutch surname * Van den Hoek (other), Dutch surname Other *Hoek Glacier Hoek Glacier () is a glacier flowing into Dimitrov Cove northeast of Veshka Point on the northwest coast of Velingrad Peninsula on Graham Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica, southward of the Llanquihue Islands. It was charted by the British Gra ..., Antarctic glacier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corner (other)
Corner may refer to: People *Corner (surname) *House of Cornaro, a noble Venetian family (''Corner'' in Venetian dialect) Places *Corner, Alabama, a community in the United States *Corner Inlet, Victoria, Australia *Corner River, a tributary of Harricana River, in Ontario, Canada *Corner Township, Custer County, Nebraska, a township in the United States Arts, entertainment, and media Music * ''The Corner'' (album), an album by the Hieroglyphics * "The Corner" (song), a 2005 song by Common * "Corner", a song by Allie Moss from her 2009 EP ''Passerby'' * "Corner", a song by Blue Stahli from their 2010 album ''Blue Stahli'' * "The Corner", a song by Dermot Kennedy from his 2019 album ''Without Fear'' * "The Corner", a song from Staind's 2008 album ''The Illusion of Progress'' Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media *Corner painters, a Danish artists association * ''The Corner'' (1916 film), a 1916 film western * ''The Corner'' (2014 film), a 2014 Iranian drama film *''The Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hook Of Holland
Hook of Holland ( nl, Hoek van Holland, ) is a town in the southwestern corner of Holland, hence the name; ''hoek'' means "corner" and was the word in use before the word ''kaap'' – "cape", from Portuguese ''cabo'' – became Dutch. The English translation using Hook is a false cognate of the Dutch Hoek, but has become commonplace (in official government records in English, the name tends not to get translated and Hoek van Holland is used). It is located at the mouth of the New Waterway shipping canal into the North Sea. The town is administered by the municipality of Rotterdam as a district of that city. Its district covers an area of 16.7 km2, of which 13.92 km2 is land. On 1 January 1999 it had an estimated population of 9,400. Towns near "the Hook" ( nl, "de Hoek") include Monster, 's-Gravenzande, Naaldwijk and Delft to the northeast, and Maassluis to the southeast. On the other side of the river is the Europort and the Maasvlakte. The wide sandy beach, one sectio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoek, Zeeland
Hoek () is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Terneuzen, and lies about 22 km south-east of Vlissingen. History Hoek is a dike village which developed at a location where three dikes met. To defend the former inlet Braakman, Fort Nassau was built near Hoek in 1588 opposite the fortress of Philippine. After Hulst was conquered by the Dutch Republic in 1645, the fort started to deteriorate. The Dutch Reformed church is an aisleless church from 1608. In 1900, a tower was added in Renaissance Revival style with a needle spire. In 2015, it was severely damaged by fire, and restored in 2016. The grist mill Windlust was built in 1857. It was in service until 1958. It was restored between 1979 and 1980 and returned to active service. Hoek was home to 420 people in 1840. Hoek was a separate municipality until 1970 when it became part of the municipality of Terneuzen. Gallery Hoek - Gereformeerde Kerken Vrijgemaakt 1.jpg , Church of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoek (surname)
Hoek is a Dutch surname. It may have a patronymic origin, as ''Hoek'' was a West Frisian form of the name Hugo. It can also be a shortened form of names like Van den Hoek ("from the corner"). at the Corpus of First Names in The Netherlands People with the surname include: Hoek * Evert Hoek (born 1933), South African-Canadian geotechnical engineer * Frans Hoek (born 1956), Dutch football goalkeeper and coach * (1878–1951), German pioneering ski mountaineer, namesake of the * |
Van Den Hoek (other)
Van den Hoek is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from the corner". at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands Variations on the name include Van Hoek, Van der Hoek, Van den Hoeck, Van den Hoecke, and concatenated forms of these. The surname is a contraction of "Van der Hoek". People with these surnames include: ;Van den Hoek * Aad van den Hoek (born 1951), Dutch racing cyclist * |
