Holm (island)
In the Old Norse , Old English and Middle Low German, Holm referred to an elevation, something outstanding . Today's North German word, which can be found in the same way in today's Danish language , generally designates a small island or peninsula , sometimes still a land area that rises above the surroundings and differs from them .
Special geomorphological importance
In geomorphology , the word describes a round hump or an archipelago and thus a glacial island. The shape of the island was accordingly largely determined by ice age factors. In contrast to the smooth, arched archipelago that is typically without vegetation, a spar has slight weathering formations (the rock is weathered on the surface and not smooth) and a ground cover on which vegetation can grow. In the Scandinavian languages is to spar or (Danish) spars (Swedish and Norwegian) today regardless of their origin, a small to medium sized island called (islets Eiland ). The geomorphological definition thus differs from the Scandinavian meaning in everyday language.
Concrete examples of the use of the term
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In Schleswig, a fishing district that used to be on an island is called Holm . In Flensburg, the most important part of the shopping street in downtown Flensburg is called Holm . The area of the city had a kind of island location in the Middle Ages , which resulted from the port, several rivers, the city moat and a large lake. The Holm at the Zotzensee in Mecklenburg is not an island, but a headland . The name of the Holstein village of Hartenholm is probably derived from the former island location within moors. The small island of Dänholm is located in Western Pomerania . The Danzig Holm only became an island with the construction of a port. A district of the Baltic Sea resort of Schönberg (Holstein) bears the name Holm.
The name of the Swedish city Stockholm apparently refers to the island-like location of the city. The 11 small islands of the Faroe Islands are also called Holme . There are also Holme in Scotland (Holm, a district on Mainland ), England , Northern Ireland and Wales . In South Georgia there is Grassholm, probably the only spar outside Europe .
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Holm. In: Ordbog over det danske Sprog . Det Danske Sprog- og Litteraturselskab: Den danske Ordbog , accessed on May 10, 2014 .
- ↑ a b Cf. Duden - German Universal Dictionary, keyword: Holm
- ↑ See Holm, en. In: Ordbog over det danske Sprog. Det Danske Sprog- og Litteraturselskab, accessed on November 1, 2011 .
