Bergkwartier

Dutch

Etymology

• (Overijssel) First attested as prioris Montis sancti Nycolai in dauantria in 1290. Compound of berg (“hill, elevated place”) and kwartier (“quarter, neighbourhood”). Named after a sand dune which was the site of a church dedicated to Saint Nicholas.
• (Utrecht) Compound of berg (“hill, elevated place”) and kwartier (“quarter, neighbourhood”). The neighbourhood was named after a nearby hill, the Amersfoortse Berg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛrx.kʋɑrˌtiːr/
• Hyphenation: Berg‧kwar‧tier

Proper noun

Bergkwartier n

1. A neighbourhood of Deventer, Overijssel, Netherlands.
2. A neighbourhood of Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands.

References

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