Landhorst

First attested as de Landhorst in 1544. Compound of land (“land”) (here likely used to refer to arable land) and horst (“overgrown elevated place”). The element land was added to distinguish the settlement from Venhorst.

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑnt.ɦɔrst/
• Hyphenation: Land‧horst

Landhorst n

1. A village in Land van Cuijk, North Brabant, Netherlands

   Synonym: Peelleuterrijk (Carnival nickname)

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