Bovenstad

Dutch

Etymology

• (Krimpenerwaard) Attested as Bovenstad in 1936. Compound of boven (“upper, upstream”) and stad (“place”).
• (Gorinchem) Derived from bovenstad (“upper city”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Bo‧ven‧stad

Proper noun

Bovenstad n

1. A hamlet in Krimpenerwaard, South Holland, Netherlands
2. A neighbourhood of Gorinchem, South Holland, Netherlands

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “bovenstad”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN