Kerckebosch

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of kerk (“church”) and bos (“forest”). Named after a manor built on land formerly owned by the Catholic church of Rijsenburg.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Ker‧cke‧bosch

Proper noun

Kerckebosch n

  1. A neighbourhood of Zeist, Utrecht, Netherlands.

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