Hinterland

Hinterland is a German word meaning "the land behind" (a city, a port, or similar).[1] Its use in English was first documented by the geographer George Chisholm in his Handbook of Commercial Geography (1888).[2] Originally the term was associated with the area of a port in which materials for export and import are stored and shipped. Subsequently, the use of the word expanded to include any area under the influence of a particular human settlement.[3]

  1. ^ "hinterland: German » English". PONS.eu. Archived from the original on 19 February 2012. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  2. ^ "Hinterland". Encyclopædia Britannica. 20 July 1998. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  3. ^ Caves, Roger. W. (1 March 2004). Encyclopedia of the City. London: Routledge. p. 340. ISBN 9781134528462. OCLC 1180951033.