Abbegaasterketting | |
Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the province of Friesland in the Netherlands |
Coordinates: | 53.0252°N 5.5657°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Súdwest-Fryslân |
Subdivision Type3: | Village |
Subdivision Name3: | Abbega |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 0 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postcode |
Postal Code: | 8617 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | 0515 |
Abbegaasterketting (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˌɑ.bəˌɣaːs.tərˈkɛ.tɪŋ/; Western Frisian: Abbegeasterketting or Western Frisian: Abbegeaster Ketting) is a hamlet in the Dutch municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân in Friesland. The hamlet is located on the, northwest of Abbega, of which the settlement is a part administratively.
Abbegaasterketting originated from a ferry service with tolls across the Wijmerts. The ferry operator's building was first attested as the Abbegaster Ketting Huys in 1718. Therefore, the hamlet's name is a compound of Abbegaaster ('from or of Abbega') and ketting ('chain'). The chain hereby refers to the chain that was drawn across the Wijmerts as part of the toll post.[3]