Westerbork

== Dutch == === Etymology === First attested as burch in 1206. Compound of wester- (“western, west-”) and either Middle Dutch borg (“castle”) or borg (“type of tree, perhaps a birch”). Compare Borculo, Borgele, Borkel en Schaft, Bulkenaar and Schipborg. See also Dutch Low Saxon Börk. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌʋɛs.tərˈbɔrk/, /ˈʋɛs.tərˌbɔrk/ Hyphenation: Wes‧ter‧bork Rhymes: -ɔrk, -ɛstərbɔrk === Proper noun === Westerbork n a village and former municipality of Midden-Drenthe, Drenthe, Netherlands; during World War II a transit concentration camp was located nearby, now the site of a World War II memorial and a radio telescope array ==== Usage notes ==== The local pronunciation of the toponym stresses the final syllable. Outside of the village and its direct environs, the toponym is pronounced with stress on the first syllable. ==== Derived terms ==== Westerborker Wetserborks === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN