Koudekerk aan den Rijn

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as coudenkerke in 1276. Compound of Middle Dutch calt (“cold, not in use”) and kerk (“church”) with the identifier aan den Rijn ("on the Rhine").

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Kou‧de‧kerk aan den Rijn

Proper noun

Koudekerk aan den Rijn n

  1. A village and former municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

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