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Westerbork

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Etymology

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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.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Westerbork n

  1. 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

Usage notes

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The local pronunciation of the toponym stresses the final syllable. Outside of the village and its direct environs, the toponym is pronounced with stress on the first syllable.

Derived terms

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References

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  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN