For once, not a lost place name, but a lost province! On May 1, 1873, an auxiliary post office was established in Alem, belonging to the jurisdiction of the 's-Hertogenbosch post office. The postmaster was provided with an office name stamp. Only more than twelve years...
In a poetry album I once found a little rhyme: In heaven there are angels, on earth there are none, but if there were on earth, you would certainly be one... If I an imprint of the stamp...
Wittebrug, a hamlet situated between The Hague, Wassenaar, and Scheveningen. When it was decided in 1828 to construct a canal between the center of The Hague and Scheveningen, bridges also had to be built across it. A bridge at the height of...
Chèvremont, a French name for a Dutch village. How is that possible? That name exists in France too! In the Territoire de Belfort department. Does it have anything to do with mutual ties? No, not at all. It is simply incorrect. The village...
Who has ever heard of Lange Ruige Weide? Residents of Driebruggen and the surrounding area in South Holland certainly know this name. But was it ever a place name? We go back to before the French era, because that is when this municipality existed...
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