Gerverscop is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Woerden, and lies about 5 km northeast of Woerden. Until 1857, it was a separate municipality; it then was joined to the municipality of Harmelen.[2]
The former municipality consisted of the polders Gerverscop and Breudijk, north of Harmelen. In the 19th century, it had about 160 inhabitants, 120 of which in the polder Gerverscop.[3]
The hamlet was first mentioned between 1280 and 1287 as Gherverscoep, and means "concession of Gerver (person)".[4] Gerverscop has no place name signs.[5]
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References
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
two entries
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
- ^ Abraham Jacob van der Aa, "Aardrijkskundig woordenboek der Nederlanden", vol. 4 (E-G), 1843.
- ^ "Gerverscop - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ "Gerverscop". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 March 2022.