Abbegaasterketting Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 8617LB . nl . . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 27 September 2023.
  2. Web site: Abbegaasterketting . Plaatsengids.nl . 27 September 2023.
  3. Book: Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard . Van Berkel . Gerard . Samplonius . Kees . 2018 . Mijnbestseller.nl . 9789463679176 . nl.