Rijnenburg

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Attested as Rijnesteijn in 1665. Compound of the hydronym Rijn and Middle Dutch borch (“fortified settlement, castle”). Named after a polder, named in turn after a former knightly manor.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: Rij‧nen‧burg

Proper noun[edit]

Rijnenburg n

  1. A hamlet in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands.

References[edit]

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