Westerbork.
a village and former municipality of Midden-Drenthe, Drenthe, Netherlands; during World War II a transit concentration camp was located nearby, now the site of a World War II memorial and a radio telescope array
Meaning & usage
a village and former municipality of Midden-Drenthe, Drenthe, Netherlands; during World War II a transit concentration camp was located nearby, now the site of a World War II memorial and a radio telescope array
Where this word comes from
First attested as burch in 1206. Compound of wester- (“western, west-”) and either Middle Dutch borg (“castle”) or borg (“type of tree, perhaps a birch”). Compare Borculo, Borgele, Borkel en Schaft, Bulkenaar and Schipborg. See also Dutch Low Saxon Börk.
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