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's-Heerenberg
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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as berga in the twelfth century. Compound of nl heer lord and nl odt berge hill, elevated place with genitive prefix nl 's-. The city became the seat of the fiefdom of nl Bergh in 1486.
Pronunciation
nl /ˌsɦeː.rə(n)ˈbɛrx/
nl 's- Hee ren berg
nl ɛrx
Proper noun
n
nl city/and/former municipality mun/Montferland p/Gelderland c/Netherlands
nl Waskupenstad<qq:Carnival nickname>
Derived terms
nl 's-Heerenbergenaar
nl Berghs
References
s-heerenberg