Bergisch Gladbach

German

Etymology

See Gladbach (literally “sleek brook”). Bergisch was added to the official name to distinguish it from Mönchengladbach.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌbɛrɡɪʃ ˈɡlatbax/

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• Hyphenation: Ber‧gisch Glad‧bach

Proper noun

Bergisch Gladbach n (proper noun, genitive Bergisch Gladbachs or (optionally with an article) Bergisch Gladbach)

1. A city, the administrative seat of Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis district, Bergisches Land, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

   Synonym: (informal) Gladbach

Derived terms

• Bergisch Gladbacher

Related terms

• Mönchengladbach