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cwdawg15 t1_iqx9spc wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Common City Name Suffixes in the United States [OC] by BoMcCready

https://www.unlockyourhistory.com/post/2018/11/08/why-burg-why-berg#:~:text=English%20simply%20translates%20them%20both%20as%20%E2%80%98castle%E2%80%99.%20However%2C,of%20cannons%2C%20when%20old-style%20Burgen%20became%20less%20useful%29.

This explains it quite well and puts it into perfect context how/why it impacts city names.

Also interesting: https://www.caliglobetrotter.com/what-is-the-difference-between-a-burg-and-a-schloss/

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