Assumburg

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as assenburg in 1465. Compound of the toponym Assum and Middle Dutch borch (“castle”). Named after a castle.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: As‧sum‧burg

Proper noun

Assumburg n

1. A neighbourhood of Heemskerk, North Holland, Netherlands

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “assumburg”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN