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Brackwede
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German
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Etymology
First attested in 1029. From de gml gml brāke wēde from de gmw-pro *brāku f fallow, de Brache and de gmw-pro *widu m wood, referencing grazing grounds on slopes adjacent to forests allegedly recognizable until the twentieth century. Incorporated into Bielefeld from 1 January 1973 due to urbanization.
Pronunciation
de /ˌbʁakʰˈveːdə/ dated /ˈbʁaːkʰˌveːdə/
de Brack we de
Proper noun
toponym
de neighbourhood/and/former municipality district/de:Brackwede city/Bielefeld state/North Rhine-Westphalia c/Germany
Declension
toponym
Further reading
52–55