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[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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