Driebergen-Rijsenburg

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of Driebergen +‎ Rijsenburg. Driebergen is first attested as thriberge in 1159. Rijsenburg is first attested as risenborch and risenborgh in 1297. Driebergen is derived from a compound of Middle Dutch drie (“three”) and the plural form of berch (“hill, elevated place”); the former village was named for three prominent hills. Rijsenburg is derived from the hydronym Rijsen and Middle Dutch borch (“fortified settlement, castle”).

Compare for Rijsenburg Langereis, Rijsbrug and Rijsenhout.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌdri.bɛr.ɣə(n)ˈrɛi̯.sə(n).bʏrx/

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• Hyphenation: Drie‧ber‧gen-Rij‧sen‧burg

Proper noun

Driebergen-Rijsenburg n

1. A village and former municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug, Utrecht, Netherlands.

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “driebergen-rijsenburg”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN