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Below is a list of German language exonyms for formerly German places and other places in non-German-speaking areas of the world. Archaic names are in italics.
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
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Name | Language | |||
Algiers | Algier | Al-Jazā'ir | Arabic |
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Grodno | Garten [1] | Hrodna | Belarusian | Archaic |
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Antwerp | Antorff | Antwerpen | Dutch | Archaic |
Bruges | Brügge | Brugge | Dutch | |
Brussels | Brüssel | Brussel | Dutch | |
Bruxelles | French | |||
Leuven | Löwen | Leuven | Dutch | |
Liège | Lüttich | Lidje | Walloon | |
Liège | French | |||
Ostend | Ostende | Oostende | Dutch |
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Beijing | Peking | Beijing | Mandarin | |
Guangzhou | Kanton | Guangzhou | Mandarin | |
Jiaozhou | Kiautschou | Jiaozhou | Mandarin | |
Nanjing | Nanking | Nanjing | Mandarin | |
Qingdao | Tsingtau | Qingdao | Mandarin |
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Nicosia | Nikosia | Lefkosía (Λευκωσία) | Greek | |
Lefkoşa | Turkish |
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Copenhagen | Kopenhagen | København | Danish |
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Djibouti | Dschibuti | Ville de Djibouti | French |
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Cairo | Kairo | al-Qāhirah | Arabic |
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Akraberg | Äckerkliff | Akraberg | Faroese | |
Gásadalur | Gänsetal | Gásadalur | Faroese | |
Hoyvík | Heubucht | Hoyvík | Faroese | |
Haldórsvík | Halldórsbucht | Haldórsvík | Faroese | |
Kirkjubøur | Kirchdorf | Kirkjubøur | Faroese | |
Miðvágur | Mittelbucht | Miðvágur | Faroese | |
Syðradalur | Südtal | Syðradalur | Faroese | |
Tórshavn | Thorshaven | Tórshavn | Faroese | |
Vestmanna | Westmännerhafen | Vestmanna | Faroese |
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Colmar | Kolmar | Colmar | French | |
Dunkirk | Dünkirchen | Dunkerque | French | |
Mulhouse | Mülhausen | Mulhouse | French | |
Nice | Nizza | Nice | French | |
Strasbourg | Straßburg | Strasbourg | French |
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Tbilisi | Tiflis | Tbilisi | Georgian |
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Athens | Athen | Athína | Greek | |
Corfu | Korfu | Kérkyra | Greek | |
Corinth | Korinth | Kórinthos | Greek | |
Piraeus | Piräus | Piraiás | Greek | |
Thebes | Theben | Thiva | Greek | |
Crete | Kreta | Kríti | Greek | |
Rhodes | Rhodos | Ródos | Greek |
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Kolkata | Kalkutta | Kolkata | Bengali |
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Acre | Akkon, Akko | Ako | Hebrew | |
Alonei Abba | Waldheim | Aloney Abba | Hebrew | Archaic |
Ashkelon | Ascalon | Ashkelon | Hebrew | |
Bnei Atarot | Wilhelma | Bney Atarot | Hebrew | Archaic |
Daburiyya | Tabor | Daburiyya | Hebrew | |
Kafr Kanna | Kana | Kafr Kanna | Hebrew | |
Kfar Tavor | Kfar Tabor | Kfar Tavor | Hebrew | |
Lod | Lydda | Lod | Hebrew | |
Netzer Sereni | Bir Salem | Netzer Sereni | Hebrew | Used for times before 1948 |
Sea of Galilee | See Genezareth | Yamat HaKineret | Hebrew | |
Sharona | Sarona | Sharona | Hebrew | Used for times before 1948 |
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Agrigento | Agrigent | Agrigento | Italian | |
Brescia | Brixen | Brescia | Italian | Archaic: Wälsch-Brixen |
Florence | Florenz | Firenze | Italian | |
Genoa | Genua | Genova | Italian | |
Gorizia | Görz | Gorizia | Italian | |
Milan | Mailand | Milano | Italian | |
Naples | Neapel | Napoli | Italian | |
Rome | Rom | Roma | Italian | |
Syracuse | Syrakus | Siracusa | Italian | |
Taranto | Tarent | Taranto | Italian | |
Trento | Trient | Trento | Italian | |
Trieste | Triest | Trieste | Italian | |
Venice | Venedig | Venezia | Italian | |
Verona | Wälsch-Bern | Verona | Italian | Archaic |
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Tokyo | Tokio | Toukyou | Japanese |
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Tripoli | Tripoli(s) | Ṭarabulus | Arabic | |
Tyre | Tyrus | Ṣūr | Arabic | |
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Tripoli | Tripolis | Ṭarabulus | Arabic |
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Alytus | Alitten | Alytus | Lithuanian | |
Kretinga | Crottingen | Kretinga | Lithuanian | |
Gargždai | Garsden | Gargždai | Lithuanian | |
Kaunas | Kauen | Kaunas | Lithuanian | |
Klaipėda | Memel | Klaipėda | Lithuanian | |
Nida | Nidden | Nida | Lithuanian | |
Pagėgiai | Pogegen | Pagėgiai | Lithuanian | |
Palanga | Polangen | Palanga | Lithuanian | |
Panevėžys | Ponewiesch | Panevėžys | Lithuanian | |
Rusnė | Ruß | Rusnė | Lithuanian | |
Saugos | Saugen | Saugos | Lithuanian | |
Šiauliai | Schaulen | Šiauliai | Lithuanian | |
Šilutė | Heydekrug | Šilutė | Lithuanian | |
Tauragė | Tauroggen | Tauragė | Lithuanian | |
Ukmergė | Wilkomir | Ukmergė | Lithuanian | |
Vilkyčiai | Wilkieten | Vilkyčiai | Lithuanian | |
Vilnius | Wilna | Vilnius | Lithuanian |
Note that this list only includes towns whose German name is significantly different from the official (mainly French) form. Towns that differ with predictable spelling/ ending changes shown below are not included.
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Bellain | Besslingen | Bellain | ||
Bavigne | Böwen | Bavigne | ||
Beaufort | Befort | Beaufort | ||
Belair | Neumerl | Belair | ||
Belvaux | Beles | Belvaux | ||
Berlé | Berl | Berlé | ||
Bicherhaff | Bicherhof | Bicherhaff | ||
Bigonville | Bondorf | Bigonville | ||
Blaschette | Blanscht | Blaschette | ||
Boevange | Bögen | Boevange | ||
Boevange-sur-Attert | Bögen an der Attert | Boevange-sur-Attert | ||
Bollendorf-Pont | Bollendorferbrück | Bollendorf-Pont | ||
Born-Moulin | Bornmühlen | Born-Moulin | ||
Boulaide | Basuchleiden | Boulaide | ||
Bourscheid-Moulin | Burscheidermühle | Bourscheid-Moulin | ||
Brouch | Bruch | Brouch | ||
Burschtermillen | Burschtermühlen | Burschtermillen | ||
Carelshaff | Karlshoff | Carelshaff | ||
Cessange | Zessingen | Cessange | ||
Charage | Kerschen | Charage | ||
Clemency | Küntzig | Clemency | ||
Clervaux | Clerf | Clervaux | ||
Colbette | Kolbet | Colbette | ||
Cruchten | Krüchten | Cruchten | ||
Dabourg-Pont | Dasburgerbrück | Dabourg-Pont | ||
Doncols | Donkholz | Doncols | ||
Eschette | Brescht | Eschette | ||
Fensterdall | Fenstertal | Fensterdall | ||
Folschette | Fulscht | Folschette | ||
Fréiresmillen | Freiersmühlen | Fréiresmillen | ||
Groëstaen | Grünstein | Groëstaen | ||
Hachiville | Helzingen | Hachiville | ||
Hamiville | Heinsch | Hamiville | ||
Hongerhaff | Hungerhoff | Hongerhaff | ||
Kappellebour | Kappellenbur | Kappellebour | ||
Klenge Bourghaff | Kleiner Burghof | Klenge Bourghaff | ||
Koenerhaff | Könnerhaff | Koenerhaff | ||
Koeschettte | Köscht | Koeschettte | ||
Kreiz | Kreuz | Kreiz | ||
Lamadelaine | Rollingen | Lamadelaine | ||
Larochette | Fels | Larochette | ||
Meysembourg | Meisemburg | Meysembourg | ||
Michelbouch | Michelbuch | Michelbouch | ||
Michelsbierg | Michelsberg | Michelsbierg | ||
Mierschgronn | Mierschgrund | Mierschgronn | ||
Mondercange | Monnerich | Mondercange | ||
Mondorf-les-Bains | Bad Mondorf | Mondorf-les-Bains | ||
Moulin de Bigonville | Bondorfermühle | Moulin de Bigonville | ||
Moutfort | Mutfurt | Moutfort | ||
Neihaisgen | Neuhäuschen | Neihaisgen | ||
Perlé | Perl | Perlé | ||
Petit-Nobressart | Klein Elcherodt | Petit-Nobressart | ||
Pontpierre | Steinbrücken | Pontpierre | Both names mean "stone bridge" | |
Quarte-Vents | Vierwinden | Quarte-Vents | Both names mean "four winds" | |
Roodt-lès-Ell | Rodt bei Ell | Roodt-lès-Ell | ||
Roodt-sur-Eisch | Rodt an der Eisch | Roodt-sur-Eisch | ||
Roodt-sur-Syre | Rodt an der Syre | Roodt-sur-Syre | ||
Roudenhaff | Rodenhof | Roudenhaff | ||
Sanem | Sassenheim | Sanem | ||
Septfontaines | Simmern | Septfontaines | ||
Soleuvre | Zolver | Soleuvre | ||
Sonlez | Soller | Sonlez | ||
Surré | Syr | Surré | ||
Tarchamps | Ischpelt | Tarchamps | ||
Troine | Trotten | Troine | ||
Troisvierges | Ulflingen | Troisvierges | ||
Wallendorf-Pont | Wallendorferbrück | Wallendorf-Pont | ||
Wincrange | Wintger | Wincrange |
Moldovan place | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Chișinău | Kischenau, Kischinau, Kischinew | Chișinău | Romanian | |
Cioburciu ( Transnistria ) | Hirtenheim | Cioburciu ( Transnistria ) | Romanian | |
Rîșcani | Ryschkanowka | Rîșcani | Romanian | |
Soltoaia | Scholtoi | Soltoaia | Romanian | |
Valea Norocului | Glückstal | Valea Norocului | Romanian |
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Essaouira | Mogador | aṣ-Ṣawīra | Arabic | outdated |
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Yangon | Rangun | Yangon | Burmese | Compare dated English Rangoon |
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Walvis Bay | Walfischbucht, Walfischbai | Walvis Bay | Afrikaans | |
Windhoek | Windhuk | Windhoek | Afrikaans |
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Arnhem | Arnheim | Arnhem | Dutch | |
Boskoop | Boskop | Boskoop | Dutch | |
Kerkrade | Kirchrath | Kerkrade | Dutch | |
Nieuweschans | Neuschanz | Nieuweschans | Dutch | |
Nijmegen | Nimwegen | Nijmegen | Dutch | |
Roermond | Rurmund | Roermond | Dutch | |
's-Hertogenbosch | Herzogenbusch | 's-Hertogenbosch | Dutch | |
Swalmen | Schwalmen | Swalmen | Dutch | |
The Hague | Den Haag | Den Haag | Dutch | No definite article |
Ubach over Worms | Waubach | Ubach over Worms | Dutch | |
Wahlwiller | Wahlweiler | Wahlwiller | Dutch |
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Pyongyang | Pjöngjang | Pyǒngyang | Korean |
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Trondheim | Drontheim | Trondheim | Norwegian | Obsolete; briefly used during World War II |
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Kokopo | Herbertshöhe | Kokopo |
English name | German name | Endonym | Inhabitant and surname | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Bydgoszcz | Bromberg | Bydgoszcz | Polish | Bromberger |
Gdańsk | Danzig | Gdańsk | Polish | Danziger |
Katowice | Kattowitz | Katowice | Polish | Kattowitzer |
Kraków | Krakau | Kraków | Polish | Krakauer |
Poznań | Posen | Poznań | Polish | Posener |
Szczecin | Stettin | Szczecin | Polish | Stettiner |
Warsaw | Warschau | Warszawa | Polish | Warschauer |
Wrocław | Breslau | Wrocław | Polish | Breslauer |
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Lisbon | Lissabon | Lisboa | Portuguese |
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Bacău | Bakau | Bacău | Romanian | Archaic |
Baia Mare | Frauenbach | Baia Mare | Romanian | Archaic |
Botoșan | Botoschan | Botoșan | Romanian | Archaic |
Brașov | Kronstadt | Brașov | Romanian | Archaic |
Bucharest | Bukarest | București | Romanian | |
Buzău | Busäu | Buzău | Romanian | Archaic |
Câmpulung | Langena | Câmpulung | Romanian | Archaic |
Cluj-Napoca | Klausenburg | Cluj-Napoca | Romanian | Archaic |
Constanța | Konstanz(a) | Constanța | Romanian | Archaic |
Craiova | Kragau, Krajowa | Craiova | Romanian | Archaic |
Curtea de Argeș | Argisch | Curtea de Argeș | Romanian | Archaic |
Focșani | Fokschan | Focșani | Romanian | Archaic |
Galați | Galatz | Galați | Romanian | Archaic |
Giurgiu | Sankt Georg, Zurz | Giurgiu | Romanian | Archaic |
Hunedoara | Eisenmarkt | Hunedoara | Romanian | Archaic |
Iași | Jassy | Iași | Romanian | Archaic |
Oradea | Großwardein | Oradea | Romanian | Archaic |
Piatra Neamț | Kreuzburg an der Bistritz | Piatra Neamț | Romanian | Archaic |
Pitești | Pitesk | Pitești | Romanian | Archaic |
Râmnicu Sărat | Rebnick, Rümnick | Râmnicu Sărat | Romanian | Archaic |
Râmnicu Vâlcea | Königsberg, Wultsch | Râmnicu Vâlcea | Romanian | Archaic |
Reșița | Reschitz(a) | Reșița | Romanian | Archaic |
Roman | Romesmark | Roman | Romanian | Archaic |
Satu Mare | Sathmar | Satu Mare | Romanian | Archaic |
Sibiu | Hermannstadt | Sibiu | Romanian | Archaic |
Sighișoara | Schäßburg | Sighișoara | Romanian | Archaic |
Slatina | Zelatna | Slatina | Romanian | Archaic |
Slobozia | Freisdtadt | Slobozia | Romanian | Archaic |
Suceava | Suczawa | Suceava | Romanian | Archaic |
Târgoviște | Tergowisch | Târgoviște | Romanian | Archaic |
Târgu Jiu | Tergoschwyl | Târgu Jiu | Romanian | Archaic |
Târgu Mureş | Neumarkt | Târgu Mureş | Romanian | Archaic |
Timișoara | Temeschburg, Temeswar | Timișoara | Romanian | Archaic |
Tulcea | Tultscha, Tultschs | Tulcea | Romanian | Archaic |
Turnu Măgurele | Großnikopel | Turnu Măgurele | Romanian | Archaic |
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Gatchina | Lindemannstadt | Gatchina | Russian | Was renamed during WW2, but switch back after the war. |
Kaliningrad | Königsberg | Kaliningrad | Russian | Archaic, founded with German name |
Lomonosov | Oranienbaum | Lomonosov | Russian | Archaic; founded with German name |
Moscow | Moskau | Moskva | Russian | |
Saint Petersburg | Sankt Petersburg | Sankt Peterburg | Russian | Founded with German name |
Shlisselburg | Schlüsselburg | Shlisselburg | Russian | Archaic, founded with German name |
Yekaterinburg | Katharinenburg | Yekaterinburg | Russian | Archaic, founded with German name |
For German place names in the Vojvodina region, please see: German exonyms (Vojvodina)
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Belgrade | Belgrad | Beograd | Serbian |
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Cape Town | Kapstadt | Kaapstad | Afrikaans | |
Cape Town | English | |||
iKapa | Xhosa |
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Aragón | Aragonien | Aragón | Aragonese | |
Balearic Islands | Balearen | Illes Balears | Catalan | |
Canary Islands | Kanaren | Islas Canarias | Spanish | |
Tenerife | Teneriffa | Tenerife | Spanish | |
Zaragoza | Saragossa | Zaragoza | Spanish |
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Gothenburg | Göteborg (Gotenburg) | Göteborg | Swedish | |
Scania | Schonen | Skåne | Swedish |
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Delémont | Delsberg | Delémont | French | |
Geneva | Genf | Genève | French | |
Neuchâtel | Neuenburg | Neuchâtel | French | |
Sion | Sitten | Sion | French |
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Damascus | Damaskus | Dimashq | Arabic |
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Taipei | Taipeh | Taipei | German name from Hokkien endonym |
All of the below names are now obsolete. They were formerly used when Tanzania was part of the colony of German East Africa.
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Galula | St. Moritz | Galula | ||
Igulwa | Mariahilf | Igulwa | ||
Ikombe | Alt-Langenburg | Ikombe | ||
Ilembule | Emmaberg | Ilembule | ||
Kasanga | Bismarckburg, Wißmannhafen | Kasanga | German names referred to two different cities | |
Kazimzumbwi | Kaiseraue | Kazimzumbwi | ||
Kirondatal | Kirondathal | Kirondatal | ||
Kizarawe | Hoffnungshöh | Kizarawe | ||
Leganga | Leudorf | Leganga | ||
Liuli | Sphinxhafen | Liuli | ||
Lumbira | Neu-Langenburg | Lumbira | ||
Lushoto | Wilhelmsdorf, Wilhelsmthal | Lushoto | ||
Manda | Weidhafen | Manda | ||
Mbulu | Neu-Trier | Mbulu | ||
Mibirizi | Bergfrieden | Mibirizi | ||
Mikese | Neu-Bonn | Mikese | ||
Mlalo | Hohenfriedberg | Mlalo | ||
Mnazi | Neu-Bethel | Mnazi | ||
Nansio | Peterswerft | Nansio | ||
Nyakanazi | Friedberg | Nyakanazi | ||
Rombo | Fischerstadt | Rombo | ||
Sekenke | Sachsenwald | Sekenke | ||
Shume | Neu-Hornow | Shume | ||
Tukuyu | Langenburg | Tukuyu | ||
Ushetu | Marienthal | Ushetu | ||
Uvinza | Gottorp | Uvinza |
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Antakya | Antiochia | Antakya | Turkish | Archaic |
Edirne | Adrianopel | Ediren | Turkish | Archaic |
Ephesus | Ephesos | Efes | Turkish | |
Gallipoli | Gallipoli | Gelibolu | Turkish | |
Halicarnassus | Halikarnassos | Halikarnas | Turkish | |
Istanbul | Byzanz | İstanbul | Turkish | Archaic |
Istanbul | Konstantinopel | İstanbul | Turkish | Archaic |
İzmir | Smyrna | İzmir | Turkish | Archaic |
Trabzon | Trapezunt | Trabzon | Turkish | Archaic |
Troy | Troja | Truva | Turkish |
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Bazaryanka | Schulzheim | Bazaryanka | Founded with German name | |
Belenkoye | Schabolat | Belenkoye | Founded with German name | |
Berehove | Bergsaß, Lampertshaus | Berehove | ||
Bilhorod-Dnistrovsky | Akkerman | Akkerman | ||
Buschtyno | Buschtyn an der Theiß | Buschtyno | ||
Chernivtsi | Czernowitz/ Tschernowitz | Chernivtsi | ||
Chernobyl | Tschernobyl | Chernobyl | ||
Dubove | Dombau, Dombo | Dubove | ||
Ivano-Frankivsk | Stanislau | Ivano-Frankivsk | ||
Georgievka | Mariental | Georgievka | Founded with German name | |
Glinnaya | Glückstal | Glinnaya | Founded with German name | |
Karmanova | Neudorf | Karmanova | Founded with German name | |
Khust | Hußt | Khust | ||
Kolosova | Bergdorf | Kolosova | Founded with German name | |
Komarivka | Kassel | Komarivka | Founded with German name | |
Korolevo | Königsfeld an der Theiß | Korolevo | ||
Lviv | Lemberg | Lviv | ||
Mukachevo | Munkatsch | Mukachevo | ||
Rakhiv | Rauhau | Rakhiv | ||
Rivne | Röwne | Rivne | ||
Sergeievko | Josefstal | Sergeievko | Founded with German name | |
Sevastopol | Sewastopol | Sevastopol | ||
Shabo | Schabo Kolonie | Shabo | Founded with German name | |
Solotvyno | Salzgruben | Solotvyno | ||
Svaliava | Schwal(l)bach | Svaliava | ||
Tiachiv | Großteutschenau | Tiachiv | ||
Uzhhorod | Ungarish Burg, Ungstadt, Ungwar | Uzhhorod | ||
Vinnytsia | Winniza | Vinnytsia |
English name | German name | Endonym | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Language | |||
Birmingham | Bermingheim | Birmingham | English | Archaic |
Canterbury | Kantelberg, Kanterberg | Canterbury | English | Archaic |
Channel Islands | Kanalinseln, Normannische Inseln | Channel Islands | English | |
Dover Strait | Straße von Calais | Dover Strait | English | |
Edinburgh | Edinburg | Edinburgh | Scots | |
Dùn Èideann | Scottish Gaelic | |||
English Channel | Ärmelkanal | English Channel | English | |
Orkney | Orkaden | Orkney | Scots | Archaic |
Scalloway | Schaldewage | Scalloway | Scots | Archaic |
Scotland | Schottland | Scotland | Scots | |
Alba | Scottish Gaelic | |||
Thames | Themse | Thames | English | |
White Cliffs of Dover | Kreidefelsen von Dover | White Cliffs of Dover | English |
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Gusev is a town and the administrative center of Gusevsky District of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Pissa and Krasnaya Rivers, near the border with Poland and Lithuania, east of Chernyakhovsk. Population: 28,177 (2021 Census); 28,260 (2010 Russian census); 28,467 (2002 Census); 27,031 (1989 Soviet census).
Baltiysk is a seaport town and the administrative center of Baltiysky District in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the northern part of the Vistula Spit, on the shore of the Strait of Baltiysk separating the Vistula Lagoon from Gdańsk Bay. Population: 33,946 (2021 Census); 32,697 (2010 Russian census); 33,252 (2002 Census); 27,070 (1989 Soviet census).
An endonym is a common, native name for a group of people, individual person, geographical place, language or dialect, meaning that it is used inside a particular group or linguistic community to identify or designate themselves, their homeland, or their language.
Many places in Central Europe, mostly in the former German Empire and Austria-Hungary but now in non-German-speaking countries, traditionally had names in the German language. Many such names have been used for centuries by the German presence in the area dating back to Ostsiedlung, while some others were simply German transliterations of local names or names invented in the 19th and 20th centuries.
An English exonym is a name in the English language for a place, or occasionally other terms, which does not follow the local usage. Exonyms and endonyms are features of all languages, and other languages may have their own exonym for English endonyms, for example Llundain is the Welsh exonym for the English endonym "London".
This is a list of German names for inhabited localities in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia.
This is a list of Lithuanian language exonyms for places outside the Republic of Lithuania.
Below is a list of German language exonyms for towns and villages in the Vojvodina region of Serbia. This list excludes names where only the spelling changes.
Königsberg is the historic German and Prussian name of the medieval city that is now Kaliningrad, Russia. The city was founded in 1255 on the site of the small Old Prussian settlement Twangste by the Teutonic Knights during the Baltic Crusades. It was named in honour of King Ottokar II of Bohemia, who led a campaign against the pagan Old Prussians, a Baltic tribe.
Sędławki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bartoszyce, within Bartoszyce County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with Kaliningrad Oblast in Russia.
Kaliningrad, until 1946 known as Königsberg, is the largest city and administrative centre of Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave between Lithuania and Poland. The city sits about 663 kilometres (412 mi) west of the bulk of Russia. The city is situated on the Pregolya River, at the head of the Vistula Lagoon on the Baltic Sea, and is the only ice-free Russian port on the Baltic Sea. Its population in 2020 was 489,359, with up to 800,000 residents in the urban agglomeration. Kaliningrad is the second-largest city in the Northwestern Federal District, after Saint Petersburg, the third-largest city in the Baltic region, and the seventh-largest city on the Baltic Sea.
The Kaliningrad question is a political question concerning the status of Kaliningrad Oblast as an exclave of Russia, and its isolation from the rest of the Baltic region following the 2004 enlargement of the European Union.