Vriezenveen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as vresenveen in 1395-1396. Compound of Fries (“Frisian”) and veen (“peat bog”). The settlement was founded by Frisian and Hollandic colonists in the Middle Ages.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌvri.zə(n)ˈveːn/
Hyphenation: Vrie‧zen‧veen
Rhymes: -eːn

Proper noun

Vriezenveen n

A village and former municipality of Twenterand, Overijssel, Netherlands.

Derived terms

Vriezenvener
Vriezenveens
Westerhaar-Vriezenveensewijk

References

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

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