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First attested as sluyze op den riin in 1284. Compound of the hydronym Gouwe and Middle Dutch sluse (“sluice, lock”).
Gouwsluis n
- A hamlet in Alphen aan den Rijn, South Holland, Netherlands
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “gouwsluis”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN