Fallingbostel

German

Etymology

From Old Saxon Vastulingebūrstalle, from Vastulinge (“descendants of Vastulo”) + būr (“dwelling”) + *stall (“position”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌfalɪŋˈbɔstl̩/
• Hyphenation: Fal‧ling‧bos‧tel; pre-1996: Fal‧ling‧bo‧stel

Proper noun

Fallingbostel n (proper noun, genitive Fallingbostels or (optionally with an article) Fallingbostel)

1. a former name of in Bad Fallingbostel, administrative seat of Heidekreis district, Lower Saxony; used until 2002