"Bernburg" meaning in German

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈbɛʁnbʊʁk/ Audio: De-Bernburg.ogg [Germany, Berlin] Forms: Bernburgs [genitive], Bernburg [genitive, with-article]
Etymology: From Middle High German Berneburch. The name attested in Old High German is Brandanburg (compare Brandenburg) though it is unclear whether this is a linguistic ancestor of the modern name. Etymology templates: {{der|de|gmh|Berneburch}} Middle High German Berneburch, {{cog|goh|-}} Old High German Head templates: {{de-prop|toponym}} Bernburg n (proper noun, genitive Bernburgs or (optionally with an article) Bernburg)
  1. a town, the administrative seat of Salzlandkreis district, Saxony-Anhalt; official name: Bernburg (Saale) Tags: neuter, proper-noun Categories (place): Places in Germany, Places in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Towns in Germany, Towns in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
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