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Driebergen-Rijsenburg
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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of nl Driebergen Rijsenburg. Driebergen is first attested as thriberge in 1159. Rijsenburg is first attested as risenborch and risenborgh in 1297. Driebergen is derived from a compound of nl dum drie three and the plural form of dum berch hill, elevated place; the former village was named for three prominent hills. Rijsenburg is derived from the hydronym Rijsen and nl dum borch fortified settlement, castle.
Compare for Rijsenburg nl Langereis, nl Rijsbrug and nl Rijsenhout.
Pronunciation
nl /ˌdri.bɛr.ɣə(n)ˈrɛi̯.sə(n).bʏrx/
nl Nl-Driebergen-Rijsenburg.oga
nl Drie ber gen-Rij sen burg
Proper noun
n
nl village/and/former municipality mun/Utrechtse Heuvelrug p/Utrecht c/Netherlands
References
driebergen-rijsenburg