's-Heerenberg

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as berga in the twelfth century. Compound of heer (lord) and Old Dutch berge (hill, elevated place) with genitive prefix 's-. The city became the seat of the fiefdom of Bergh in 1486.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌsɦeː.rə(n)ˈbɛrx/
  • Hyphenation: 's-‧Hee‧ren‧berg
  • Rhymes: -ɛrx

Proper noun

's-Heerenberg n

  1. A city and former municipality of Montferland, Gelderland, Netherlands.
    Synonym: Waskupenstad (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “s-heerenberg”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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