Kronenburg

Dutch

Etymology

• (Gelderland): kronen (“crowned”) +‎ burg (“mansion”). Attested as de Kroon in 1868. Compound of kroon (“crown”) with a later element burg (“mansion”). Named after a mansion located close to the current neighbourhood. The neighbourhood itself began construction in the early 1970s.
• (Noord-Holland): Attested as Kroonenburg in 1866. Named after a former estate, which may have been named in turn after a former castle near Loenen aan de Vecht.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkroː.nə(n)ˌbʏrx/
• Hyphenation: Kro‧nen‧burg
• Rhymes: -ʏrx

Proper noun

Kronenburg n

1. a neighborhood of Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands
2. a neighbourhood of Amstelveen, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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