Abbegaasterketting
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Abbegaasterketting
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  Abbegaasterketting Location in the province of Friesland in the Netherlands  Abbegaasterketting Abbegaasterketting (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 53°01′31″N 5°33′57″E / 53.02515°N 5.56570°E | |
| Country |  Netherlands |
| Province |  Friesland |
| Municipality |  Súdwest-Fryslân |
| Village | Abbega |
| Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | c. 40 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 8617 |
| Area code | 0515 |
Abbegaasterketting (Dutch: [ˌɑbəˌɣaːstərˈkɛtɪŋ]; West Frisian: Abbegeasterketting or Abbegeaster Ketting) is a hamlet in the Dutch municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân in Friesland. The hamlet is located on the Wijmerts, northwest of Abbega, of which the settlement is a part administratively.
Abbegaasterketting originated from a ferry service with tolls across the Wijmerts. The ferry operator's building was first attested as the Abbegaster Ketting Huys in 1718. Therefore, the hamlet's name is a compound of Abbegaaster ('from or of Abbega') and ketting ('chain'). The chain hereby refers to the chain that was drawn across the Wijmerts as part of the toll post.[3]
