Editing Barendrecht (section)

==History==
The name "Barendrecht" is derived from the [[Germanic languages|Germanic]] word ''birni'', translated as "mud" or "muddy", and the [[Latin]] word ''trāiectum'' translated as "to cross (a river)" to denote a muddy river crossing.<ref name="deVries1962">{{cite book |last=de Vries |first=Jan |title=Woordenboek der Noord- en Zuidnederlandse plaatsnamen. |trans-title=Dictionary of North and South Netherlands place names |language=nl |year=1962 |publisher=Het Spectrum |location=Utrecht}}</ref><ref name="Moerman1956">{{cite book |last=Moerman |first=H.J. |title=Nederlandse plaatsnamen: Een overzicht |trans-title=Dutch place names: A overview |language=nl |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l_4UAAAAIAAJ |access-date=13 February 2013 |year=1956 |publisher=E.J.Brill |location=Location }}</ref>

The current municipality of Barendrecht is located in the area of three former [[fiefdom]]s: [[East-Barendrecht]], [[West-Barendrecht]], and [[Carnisse]]. The oldest reference to East-Barendrecht is from 1264. These fiefdoms were in Riederwaard, an area reclaimed from water since the 12th century but had to deal with frequent [[dike breach]]es throughout the 13th and 14th centuries. Further stages in land reclamation, constituting the major part of modern Barendrecht, were the Binnenland polder (1484), Buitenland polder (1555) and Zuidpolder (1649).

During the [[History of the Netherlands#The French-Batavian period (1785–1815)|French Period]], the three fiefdoms were merged into one municipality Barendrecht. After the French Period, it was split into East and West-Barendrecht, but in 1836 it was again united as one municipality.