Ford
As Ford designates one a flat place in one or numerous cities. Crossing this place becomes also fords called.
Grave chamber of the Ti, scene: Passage by the ford (Egypt, around 2500 v. Chr.)
Fords also the river traversing were called, which were characterised by the fact that they were to be reached easily. This particularly applies to swampy areas in the north German lowlandses. An example is the swampy Flussaue that Randow, which offered only in a place a "dry" bank entrance, here became Loecknitz put on.
In English-language place names becomes on the same circumstance with the name addition "- to Fords" referred to, see z.B. , Stratford.
Examples:
- Bath Salzdetfurth
- Frankfurt (for example ,
See also: Furth
