Giessenburg
Dutch
editEtymology
editAttested as Gysenborch in 1514. Compound of the hydronym Giessen (potentially derived from Proto-Germanic *geusan (“flow powerfully”)) and burg (“fortified settlement, castle”).
Pronunciation
edit- Hyphenation: Gies‧sen‧burg
Proper noun
editGiessenburg n
- A village and former municipality of Molenlanden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Giessen-Nieuwkerk (historical)