Rijsbergen
Dutch edit
Alternative forms edit
- Résbààrge (dialect form)
Etymology edit
First attested as riseberga in 1159. Compound of Middle Dutch rise (“twig, branch, brushwood”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Rijsbergen n
- A village and former municipality of Zundert, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Aopelaand (Carnival nickname)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN