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Berkel en Rodenrijs
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Dutch
Etymology
Berkel is first attested as berkel in 1266. Rodenrijs is first attested as roderinse in 1130-1161. Berkel is derived from a compound of nl dum berc birch, Betula sp. and dum lo light forest. Rodenrijs is derived from a compound of an inflected form of nl odt rōt red and odt risa young branch, brushwood. Formerly two independent villages.
Pronunciation
nl Nl-Berkel en Rodenrijs.ogg
nl Ber kel en Ro den rijs
Proper noun
Berkel en Rodenrijs n
nl village/and/former municipality mun/Lansingerland p/South Holland c/Netherlands
References
berkel en rodenrijs