Makers with “a.d.N.” and “a.N.”

[spunkmaja]

Hi,

I have been browsing through the list of makers and was wondering about what “a.d.N.” and “a.N.” stands for? Especially the Gablonz makers have this after their location name.

Thanks
/Jonas

[Wilhelm Saris]

a.d.N means an der Neisse, so will be a.N.
Neisse is a river. These days it is known as Jablonec nad Nisou ;
Jablonec means appeltree as far as I know!

a.d.N also can mean an der Nahe, but that is elsewhere in Germany:
Rheinland Pfalz

[HPL2008]

If several German towns/cities with the same name exist, their name is often used in conjuction with an additional geographical reference, often to a river. A well-known example is Frankfurt am Main vs. Frankfurt an der Oder. (In other cases, it's simply part of a town's/city's name.) Such suffixes are often abbreviated.

As Wim Saris said, "Gablonz a.d.N." stands for "Gablonz an der Neisse".

As for "a.N."; depending on context, this can also mean "am Neckar"; the Neckar being another river. Example: "Esslingen a.N." = "Esslingen am Neckar".

In order to tell which is the correct interpretation of such an abbreviation, it its necessary to provide the name of the respective city/town preceding it, as they can sometimes have different meanings.

[Adrian]

A good question and as always good answers!

[spunkmaja]

Great, thanks for the info.

/Jonas