Roomburg

== Dutch == === Etymology === First attested as rodanburg in 918-948. Compound of Old Dutch rōt (“red”) and burg (“fortified settlement, castle”). Originally the name of a polder, named in turn after a former castle and nunnery. The toponym is potentially a reference to terra sigilata used by Roman soldiers to construct a military outpost near the current neighbourhood. Compare Aardenburg, Rotenburg an der Fulda and Rodbourgh. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈroːm.bʏrx/ Hyphenation: Room‧burg === Proper noun === Roomburg n a neighbourhood of Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “Roomburg”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN