Driebergen-Rijsenburg.
a village and former municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug, Utrecht, Netherlands
Meaning & usage
a village and former municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug, Utrecht, Netherlands
Where this word comes from
Compound of Driebergen + Rijsenburg. Driebergen is first attested as thriberge in 1159. Rijsenburg is first attested as risenborch and risenborgh in 1297. Driebergen is derived from a compound of Middle Dutch drie (“three”) and the plural form of berch (“hill, elevated place”); the former village was named for three prominent hills. Rijsenburg is derived from the hydronym Rijsen and Middle Dutch borch (“fortified settlement, castle”). Compare for Rijsenburg Langereis, Rijsbrug and Rijsenhout.
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