German exonyms

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Below is list of German language exonyms for former German places and places in non-German-speaking areas of the world :

[edit] Links to more extensive lists

Belgium
Czech Republic
Croatia
Estonia
Hungary
Italy
Latvia
Switzerland
Poland

[edit] List of German exonyms for places in other areas

[edit] Albania

[edit] Belarus

[edit] Croatia

* For a more detailed list see : List of German exonyms for places in Croatia

[edit] Croatian cities with German names

In addition, there are several cities in Croatia that were settled with German names.

[edit] Czech Republic

[edit] Czech cities with German names

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In addition, there are several cities in the Czech Republic that were settled with German names.
  • Rozemberk Rosenberg
  • Rožmitál pod Třemšínem Rosenthal
  • Samoty Adlerhütte
  • Abertamy Abertham
  • Adršpach Adersbach
  • Starý Albenreuth Alt Albenreuth
  • Starý Ehrenberg Alt Ehrenberg
  • Starý Harcdorf Alt Harzdorf
  • Starý Kinšperk Alt Kinsberg (originally Koeningsberg)
  • Nový Špičák Alt Spitzenberg
  • Salcperk Salzberg
  • Šilperk Schildberg
  • Šuniperk Sonnenberg
  • Žumberk u Nových Hradů Sonnberg
  • Žumberk Sonnberg
  • Špindlerův Mlýn Spindlermühle
  • Vemperk Wimberg
  • Přední Glöckelberg Vorderglöckelberg
  • Krumperky Grumbberg
  • Kunvald Kunewald
  • Karlsbrunn ve Slezsku Karlsbrunn über Würbenthal
  • Kašperk Karlsburg
  • Kynšperk nad Ohří Königsberg an der Eger
  • Lázně Kynžvart Bad Königswart
  • Brušperk Braunsberg
  • Klášterec nad Ohří Klösterle an der Eger
  • Klášterec Klösterle
  • Klášter Kloster
  • Český Šternberk Böhmisch Sternberg
  • Fryštát Freistadt an der Olsa
  • Frýdberk Friedeberg
  • Kyšperk Geiersberg
  • Frývaldov Freiwaldau
  • Bruntál Freudenthal
  • Frymburk Friedberg an der Moldau
  • Hartenberk Hartenberg
  • Hanšpach Hainsbach
  • Hamstejn Hamstein
  • Heneberky Henneberg
  • Hodolany-Rolsberk Hodolein Rolsberg
  • Janovice Johannesberg
  • Jáchymov Sankt Joachimsthal
  • Lanžhot Landshut in Mähren
  • Lanškroun Landskron
  • Žumberk Schumberg
  • Štramberg Stramberg
  • Štramberk Stramberg
  • Vamberk Wamberg
  • Huzova Deutsch Hause
  • Německé Hořovice Deutsch Horschowitz
  • Německý Jeseník Deutsch Jasnik
  • Arnultovice Deutsch Kahn/Arnholdowitz
  • Německý Chloumek Deutsch Kilmes
  • Německá Brusnice Deutsch Prausnitz
  • Rychnov u Nových Hradů Deutsch Reichenau
  • Německý Rychnov u Frymburku Deutsch Reichenau bei Halsach

[edit] Denmark

[edit] Estonia

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[edit] France

[edit] Greece

[edit] Hungary

[edit] Italy

[edit] Latvia

[edit] Lithuania

see List of cities and towns in East Prussia

[edit] Luxembourg

Note that this list only includes towns whose German name is significantly different from the official (mainly French) spelling. Towns that differ in the ending only (-ange/-ingen), e.g. Wormeldange=Wormeldingen are not included in this list.

[edit] Moldova

  • Chişinău Kischinew
  • Soltoaia Scholtoi
  • Valea Norocului Glückstal
  • Riscani Ryschkanowka
  • Ciobanovca Hirtenheim

[edit] Netherlands

[edit] Norway

[edit] Poland

For further German places names see : List of German exonyms for places in Poland and List of cities and towns in East Prussia

[edit] Polish cities with German names

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In addition there are several modern Polish cities that were settled with German names

[edit] Portugal

[edit] Romania

[edit] Russia

[edit] Russian cities with German names

In addition there are several Russian cities that were settled with German names
Cities renamed
  • Engels (founded as Pokrovskaya sloboda, renamed Pokrovsk in 1914. In 1931, when it became the capital of the Volga German SSR, now a part of Saratov, it was renamed after Friedrich Engels)
  • Jamburg (Settled as Yama or Yamsky Gorodok, renamed Jamburg, then Yamburg', now Kingisepp, Russian: Кингисе́пп)

[edit] Serbia

[edit] Slovakia

[edit] Slovenia

For a more detailed list see: List of German exonyms for places in Slovenia

[edit] Spain

[edit] Ukraine

[edit] Ukrainian settlements with German names

In addition there are several Ukrainian settlements that were settled with German names

[edit] Exonyms for places outside of Europe

[edit] References

  1. ^ Barnes & Nobles Revised Atlas of World History

[edit] See also

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