Batenburg
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Etymology[edit]
Potentially attested as batenburg in 1076-1081, attested with certainty as battenburg in 1166. Perhaps a compound of Old Dutch bata (“good”) and burg (“fortified settlement, castle”). A different interpretation identifies this settlement with Batavodurum.
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Batenburg n
- A city and former municipality of Wijchen, Gelderland, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Pompestad (Carnival nickname)
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- Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch
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- nl:Cities in Gelderland, Netherlands
- nl:Cities in the Netherlands
- nl:Historical political subdivisions
- nl:Places in Gelderland, Netherlands
- nl:Places in the Netherlands