Carel Coenraadpolder
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Compound of the name of Carel Coenraad Geertsema (1843-1928) and polder (“polder”). Geertsema served as Queen's commissioner for Groningen from 1893 to 1917 and spent a great deal of energy on the reorganisation of infrastructure and the province's water boards.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
- A hamlet in Oldambt, Groningen, Netherlands.
References[edit]
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN