LL-L "Etymology" 2009.06.13 (09) [EN]

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From: Roger Thijs, Euro-Support, Inc. <roger.thijs at euro-support.be>
Subject: LL-L "Etymology" 2009.06.13 (05) [EN]

 *> From: M.-L. Lessing <marless at gmx.de>
> Subject: LL-L "Etymology" 2009.06.13 (03) [EN]
* *> ...  The name seemed so like Mecklen(burg), but the explanation
is quite different!*

I would like to add that there are several (former) municipalities with a
name "*Mechelen*" or alike in the Benelux.
There may have different etymologies,
there also may be occurences for smaller sites (parts of former
municpalities)

A - For Belgium:
In the "Gemeenten van België", Ed. Gemeentekrediet, 1980, 4 vol.:
 5 (former) municipalities with a Mechelen-like name are listed.
Unfortunately, the old forms are not always listed.

1 - *Machelen* (NE of Brussels, has absorbed Diegem)

2 - *Machelen* (now absorbed in "Zulte", East Flanders)
*Mahlinum* (821-823), *Mageleno* (847), *Maglina* (966)

3  *Mechelen* (prov. Antwerp)
was an enclave of the pricipality of Liege, that got somehow independent
Important postion in the Burgondian Netherlands:
1473 installation of the Parliament of Mechelen
15th century, after the death of Charles, the court of Margareth of York
moved to Mechelen
1504 installation of the "Grote Raad" (High Court) of the Netherlands
1530 after the death of Margareth of Austria, the government relocated to
Brussels
1559 capital of the new archbishopric

4 - *Mechelen-aan-de-Maas* (prov. Limburg, now part of "Maasmechelen", a new
name)

5 - *Mechelen-Bovelingen* (prov. Limburg, now part of "Heers")
old names in Dutch: *Mecheln*, *Quaedmechelen*
in French: *Ma(r)lines*

B - On the web:

1 - http://www.machelen.be/
2 - http://www.zulte.be/WWW/gemeente/g3/35.html
3 - http://www.mechelen.be/
4 - http://www.maasmechelen.be/
5 - http://www.heers.be

C - For the Netherlands (Van Berkel, Nederlandse plaatsnamen);

6 - *Mechelen *(Limburg, now part of "Gulpen-Wittem"):
1133 *de Mechlum;* 14th c. *Mechlen,* supposed etym. **magalunas*

7 - *Megchelen* (Gelderland, now part of"Oude IJsselstreek")
1138, *Mehla*, 1218 *in silva Mehtlo*, 1218 *Mehtlo, Mechtlo*, 1357-1365 *
Meggele*

D - On the web:

6 - http://www.gulpen-wittem.nl
7 - http://www.oude-ijsselstreek.nl/

Regards,
Roger

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