Schulpstet

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Schulpstet in 1839-1859. Compound of a variant of schelp (“shell”) and stede (“place”). The toponym may refer to a place where shell-sand was loaded onto barges headed for Alkmaar.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Schulp‧stet

Proper noun

Schulpstet n

  1. A hamlet in Castricum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “schulpstet”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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