Koog aan de Zaan

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as upte Koech in 1561. Derived from koog (“land located outside a levee”) and the hydronym Zaan.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Koog aan de Zaan

Proper noun

Koog aan de Zaan n

  1. A village and former municipality of Zaanstad, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “koog aan de zaan”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎ (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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