Nienburg

English

Proper noun

Nienburg

1. A town and rural district of Lower Saxony, Germany. Official name: Nienburg/Weser.
2. A town in Salzlandkreis district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.

Translations

town and rural district of Lower Saxony

• French: Nienburg (fr)
• German: Nienburg (de) n
• Russian: Нинбург (ru) (Ninburg)

German

Etymology

From Old Saxon Nyge Borg (literally “new castle”). Compare Neuenburg in historically High German–speaking areas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈniːnbʊʁk/

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• Hyphenation: Nien‧burg

Proper noun

Nienburg n (proper noun, genitive Nienburgs or (optionally with an article) Nienburg)

1. A town and rural district of Lower Saxony. Official name: Nienburg/Weser
2. A town in Salzlandkreis district, Saxony-Anhalt. Official name: Nienburg (Saale)