Spakenburg

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as spakenburg in 1435. Likely a compound of Middle Dutch spake (“stake, bar”) and borch (“fortified settlement, castle”). The toponym may refer to a levee reinforced with wooden poles.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Spa‧ken‧burg

Proper noun

Spakenburg n

1. A village in Bunschoten, Utrecht, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Spakenburger
• Spakenburgs
• Spakenburgse ziekte

References

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