Krimpen aan de Lek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested with certainty as crenpene in 1265. Derived from a term cognate to Old Saxon krampo (“hook”), Middle Dutch krampe (“hook”) and the hydronym Lek. The toponym contrasts with Krimpen aan den IJssel.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Krim‧pen aan de Lek

Proper noun

Krimpen aan de Lek n

1. A village and former municipality of Krimpenerwaard, South Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Krimpenaar
• Krimpens

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “krimpen aan de lek”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN