[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] adjective to place names

[Peter Fischer]

Hi John:

On the same note, I have noticed that the word POLICE precedes many place
names (ie. Police Mostowe, Kalisch, Russia-Poland).  Does it have any specific
meaning?

Regards,

Peter Fischer
Virginia
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  Subject: Re: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Zakrzewo


      Further to Jerry's information.  The word Hollandry as an adjective was
applied to many place names in Poland from about 1600 to 1795.  It indicated a
democratic form of village/town government where the council was elected every
two years or so.   Although the word Hollandry was still used after 1800 in
some place names, the term Colony became more common.

  John Marsch

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    The only Zakrzewo known in this specific region is located on the north
    bank of the Wisla River, about 13 km west northwest of Wyszogrod and next
    to Kepa Polska.  Today it is known as Zakrzewo Koscielne ( = Zakrzewo
Church).

    Although many German settlements in Poland were known as Holendry, I don't
    think there is any direct connection between the name Zakrzewo and the
word
    Holanden or Holendry.  Sometimes Holendry is a noun and describes a
    specific location but it is most commonly used as an adjective as the
    second word in a place name.  It is possible I suppose that at some point
    in history, this place may have been known as Zakrzewo Holendry instead of
    Zakrzewo Koscielne.




    At 03:26 PM 02/04/2004 +0200, Claudia Pocher-Drachenberg wrote:
    >Hello,
    >
    >does anybody knows the village  Zakrzewo (in German it means Holanden?)
in the
    >area of Plock, Ilow and Wyszogrod?
    >
    >Thank you,
    >Claudia

    Jerry Frank - Calgary, Alberta
    FranklySpeaking at shaw.ca<mailto:FranklySpeaking at shaw.ca>

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