Weißenburg

German

Alternative forms

• Weissenburg (Switzerland, Liechtenstein)

Etymology

From Middle High German Wizzenburc (1036), from Old High German Uuizinburc (867). Equivalent to weiß (“white”) +‎ -en- +‎ Burg (“town”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvaɪ̯sn̩ˌbʊʁk], [-bʊɐ̯k]

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• Hyphenation: Wei‧ßen‧burg

Proper noun

Weißenburg n (proper noun, genitive Weißenburgs or (optionally with an article) Weißenburg)

1. A town, the administrative seat of Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen district, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany. Official name: Weißenburg in Bayern
2. Wissembourg (a commune of the Bas-Rhin department, Grand Est, France)
3. (obsolete) Synonym of Alba Iulia (city in Romania) (used in the 16th and 17th centuries)
4. (obsolete) Synonym of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi (city in Ukraine)

Derived terms

• Weißenburger
• weißenburgisch

Related terms

• Weißenberg, Weißenstein
• Löwenburg, Rotenburg, Schwarzenburg
• Flensburg, Homburg, Limburg, Lauterburg, Warburg