Spakenburg

== Dutch == === Etymology === First attested as spakenburg in 1435. Likely a compound of Middle Dutch spake (“stake, bar”) and borch (“fortified settlement, castle”). The toponym may refer to a levee reinforced with wooden poles. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: Spa‧ken‧burg === Proper noun === Spakenburg n a village in Bunschoten, Utrecht, Netherlands ==== Derived terms ==== Spakenburger Spakenburgs Spakenburgse ziekte === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “Spakenburg”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN