Bergkwartier
Dutch
editEtymology
edit- (Overijssel) First attested as prioris Montis sancti Nycolai in dauantria in 1290. Compound of berg (“hill, elevated place”) and kwartier (“quarter, neighbourhood”). Named after a sand dune which was the site of a church dedicated to Saint Nicholas.
- (Utrecht) Compound of berg (“hill, elevated place”) and kwartier (“quarter, neighbourhood”). The neighbourhood was named after a nearby hill, the Amersfoortse Berg.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editBergkwartier n
- A neighbourhood of Deventer, Overijssel, Netherlands.
- A neighbourhood of Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands.