However, that viewpoint has been recognized as inaccurate (both in German history writing as well as Polish), as evidenced by those settlements on flood plains called Hauland and villages that appeared on the road to clearings in the forest called Holland.
Pogląd ten jednak uznano za niesłuszny (zarówno w historiografii niemieckiej, jak i polskiej), o czym mają świadczyć osady założone na terenach zalewowych zwane Hauland i osady powstałe drogą wyrębu lasów zwane Holland.