's-Heerenberg

Etymology

First attested as berga in the twelfth century. Compound of heer (“lord”) and Old Dutch berge (“hill, elevated place”) with genitive prefix 's-. The city became the seat of the fiefdom of Bergh in 1486.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌsɦeː.rə(n)ˈbɛrx/
• Hyphenation: 's-‧Hee‧ren‧berg
• Rhymes: -ɛrx

Proper noun

's-Heerenberg n

1. A city and former municipality of Montferland, Gelderland, Netherlands

   Synonym: Waskupenstad (Carnival nickname)

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “s-heerenberg”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎ (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN