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]

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

[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.

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