1890, from German Hinterland, from hinter "behind" (see hinder (adj.)) + Land "country" (see land (n.)). What in English would be called the back-country.

area outside an urban center which often supplies the goods, services and labor for the urban center.

(also periphery) the area surrounding a core settlement from which the settlement gains resources.

Land space over which a transport terminal, such as a port, sells its services and interacts with its clients. It accounts for the regional market share that a terminal has relative to a set of other terminals servicing this region. It regroups all the customers directly bounded to the terminal. The terminal, depending [..]

The area surrounding a node or center (such as a city) and influenced by it.

(n) a remote and undeveloped area

The area defined by the sphere of influence associated with an activity center. See Central Place Theory and von Thünen's model.

The region lying inland from the coast.

the area that a port or terminal serves.

The commercial market area around or beyond a port.

Inland commercial and industrial area linked to and served by a particular port.

Geographic area of the port's economic influence for a given transport mode.

Describes a port’s entire catchment area.