Nieuwerkerk

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as ecclesias in Selandia, videlicet in Duuelant Antiquam et Novam in 1233. Compound of an inflected form of nieuw (“new”) and kerk (“church”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Ouwerkerk.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈniu̯.ərˌkɛrk/
Hyphenation: Nieuw‧er‧kerk

Proper noun edit

Nieuwerkerk n

A village and former municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

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