Bovenstad

Dutch

Etymology
  • (Krimpenerwaard) Attested as Bovenstad in 1936. Compound of boven (“upper, upstream”) and stad (“place”).
  • (Gorinchem) Derived from bovenstad (“upper city”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Bo‧ven‧stad

Proper noun

Bovenstad n

  1. A hamlet in Krimpenerwaard, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
  2. A neighbourhood of Gorinchem, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

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