Bad Belzig
German edit
Alternative forms edit
- Belzig (superseded, until 2010)
Etymology edit
The name Belzig is from Old Saxon Belizi, from Slavic, probably ultimately from Proto-Slavic *bělъ (“white”). The title Bad (“bath, spa”) was added in 2010 in recognition of the town's status as a health resort.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Bad Belzig n (proper noun, genitive Bad Belzigs or (optionally with an article) Bad Belzig)
- A spa town, the administrative seat of Potsdam-Mittelmark district, Brandenburg