Assumburg

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as assenburg in 1465. Compound of the toponym Assum and Middle Dutch borch (“castle”). Named after a castle.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: As‧sum‧burg

Proper noun

Assumburg n

  1. a neighbourhood of Heemskerk, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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