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List of exonyms for German toponyms

Translation of foreign place names and general terms

The places, where our ancestors were born, died or married, had in parts an eventful history. In the east, with the borders changed the place names (as well several times) between German, Polish and Czech linguistic area. Also in the west at the borders to Holland and Belgium there were linguistic changes, but not to that extent.

We present the reasons for the changes of toponyms on a seperate page.

Foreign names of places and regions:

German: English Lower Sorbian: Dutch: French: Polish: Czech:
Dorf VillageWjasDorpVillageWieśVesnice, Ves, Víska
Stadt TownMěstoStadVilleMiastoMěsto
Stadtbezirk City districtMěsćański wobcerkStadsdeelQuartierDystrykt mieście
Gemeinde County
Verbandsgemeinde (RP)
Samtgemeinde (NDS)
GmejnaGemeenteCommuneGminieObec
Kreis District
Landkreis
WokrjesDistrictArrondissementPowiatOkres
Provinz Province,
Regierungsbezirk Government Region
Landschaftsverband
ProwincaProvincieProvince,
Département
ProwincjaProvincie

Kraj
(Bundes-)Land Federal StateKrajLandRégionWojewództwo(federacé státy)
Staat CountryStatStaatPaysPaństwo Stát

Federal States of Germany:
BW   = Baden-Württemberg         HES  = Hessen                    SN   = Sachsen
BY   = Bayern                    MVP  = Mecklenburg-Vorpommern    SA   = Sachsen-Anhalt
B    = Berlin                    NDS  = Niedersachsen             SH   = Schleswig-Holstein
BRB  = Brandenburg               NRW  = Nordrhein-Westfalen       TH   = Thüringen
HB   = Bremen                    RP   = Rheinland-Pfalz           
HH   = Hamburg                   SAAR = Saarland                  


Place names in the   east (DE,PL,CZ,SK)   -   west (DE,NL,BE,FR)


Place name in the froniter region to Poland and to the Czech Republic, of the former East-German areas, as well as sorbian place names:
Only place names are considered, that have connections to the ancestors of our family.
 


German: English

Country:

Sorbian*:

Polish:

Czech:
Böhmen (Bohemia)Flag CZČeska (hs)Czechy właściweČechy
Niederlausitz (Lower Lusatia)Flag DEDolna Łužyca (ds)Dolne ŁużyceDolní Lužice
Oberlausitz (Upper Lusatia)Flag DEHornja Łužica (hs)Górne ŁużyceHorní Lužice
Schlesien (Silesia)Flag PLŠlazyńska (ds)ŚląskSlezsko
Sudeten (Sudetes)Flag CZSudeţii (hs)SudetySudety
BautzenFlag DEBudyšin
(ds. Budyšyn)
BudziszynBudyšín
Boberröhrsdorf
- (deutsche HP)
Flag PLSiedlęcin (Gmina Jeżów Sudecki)
Bad MuskauFlag DEMužakowMużaków
Chemnitz
(1953-1990: Karl-Marx-Stadt)
Flag DEKamjenicaKamienicaSaská Kamenice
CottbusFlag DEChóśebuz
(hs. Choćebuz)
ChociebużChošebuz
CrossenFlag PLKrosno Odrzańskie
Deutsch GabelFlag CZJablonné v Podještědí
Doberlug-KirchhainFlag DEDobrjoług-Góstkow
DresdenFlag DEDrježdźanyDreznoDrážďany
FrankensteinFlag PLZąbkowice Śląskie
Frankfurt (Oder):
  - Frankfurt (Oder)
  - (Zliwitz) (Dammvorstadt)
 
Flag DE 
Flag PL 

(Frankobrod nad Odru)
Zliwice

(Frankfurt nad Odrą)
Słubice

(Frankfurt nad Odrou)
(Slubice)
Eisenhüttenstadt
Fürstenberg
Flag DE
Pśibrjog

Przybrzeg
GablonzFlag CZJablonec
GlowitzFlag PLGłówczyce (Powiat Słupsk)
Görlitz:
  - Görlitz
  - Zgorzelec
 
Flag DE 
Flag PL 
hs. Zhorjelc
ds. Zgórjelc
Zgorzelec(Zhořelec)
Groß Breesen (Stadt Guben)Flag DEBrjazyna
Groß Döbbern
(Gem.Neuhausen/Spree)
Flag DEWjelike Dobrynje
Grunau (near Hirschberg)Flag PLSudetskéJeżów Sudecki
Grünberg (Schlesien)Flag PLZielona Góra(Zelená Hora)
Guben:
  - Guben
  - Gubin
 
Flag DE 
Flag PL 
GubinGubin
HaindorfFlag CZHajnice (Okres Trutnov)
HeinzendorfFlag CZHynčice (Okres Náchod)
HoyerswerdaFlag DEWojerecy (ds.Wórjejce)(Wojerce)(Hojeřice)
HirschbergFlag PLJelenia Góra(Jelení Hora)
Kaile [Haindorf]Flag CZKyje [Hajnice]
Kauper (Amt Burg)Flag DEKuparske Borkowy
KaiserswaldeFlag PLLasówka
KarlswaldFlag CZKarlov pod Ještědem
(since 1980 Liberec)
KobelauFlag PLKobyla Glowa
KolbergFlag PL cs. KòlbrzégKołobrzeg
KontoppFlag PLKonotop
KosemitzFlag PLKoźmice
Kotzenau (Kr.Lüben)Flag PLChocianów (Powiat Polkowice)
KraschenFlag PLKrasowice
KriesdorfFlag CZKřižany (Okres Liberec)
Kühnau (near Grünberg)Flag PLChynów (Zielona Góra)
Küstrin
Küstrin-Kietz (Amt Golzow)
Flag PL 
Flag DE 
KostrinKostrzyn nad OdrąKostřín
Lauschütz (near Schenkendöbern)Flag DEŁužyca
Leschwitz (since 1936 Weinhübel)
(Stadt Görlitz)
Flag DELešicyLasowice (Koźlice)
LieberoseFlag DELuboraz
Lübben (Spreewald)Flag DELubin (Błota)Lubin (Błota - Łużyce)
Lüben cs. LubinLubin
LugknitzFlag PLWjeskaŁęknicaLeknice
Müllrose (near Frankfurt-Oder)Flag DE(Miłoraz)
NimptschFlag PLNiemcza (Powiat Zabkowice)
OybinFlag DEOybinOjbínOybin
PeitzFlag DEPicnjo
PinnowFlag DEPynow
Pollenzig (Kr.Crossen)Flag PLPołęcko (Powiat Krośnieński)
PosenFlag PLPoznań(Poznaň)
Preilack (Gemeinde Turnow-Preilack)Flag DETurnow-Pśiłuk
ReichenbergFlag CZLiberec
RietschenFlag DERěčicy
SchenkendöbernFlag DEDerbno
SchwiebusFlag PLŚwiebodzin
Soor [Haindorf]Flag CZŽďár [Hajnice]
SorauFlag PLŽarowŻary
SprembergFlag DEGrodk
StolpFlag PL cs. StôłpskSłupsk
Ströbitz (Stadt Cottbus)Flag DEStrobice
TrautenauFlag CZTrutnov
Tzschetzschnow
(since 1937 Güldendorf)
Flag DE(Čečenow)
Wendisch Ossig (near Görlitz)
(1937-1945 Warnsdorf)
Flag PLOsiek Łużycki
Gmina wiejska Zgorzelec
Werben (Amt Burg)Flag DEWjerbno
Wiesenthal an der NeißeFlag CZLučany nad Nisou
ZittauFlag DEŽitawaŻytawaŽitava
ZüllichauFlag PLSulechów (Powiat Świebodzin)
Zülzendorf (Kr.Frankenstein)Flag PLSulisławice (Powiat ząbkowicki/Śl.)
    *) according to the region, Lower Sorbian (ds), Upper Sorbian (hs), or Kashubian (cs).

Place names in the froniter region to Belgium and the Netherlands:
Only place names are considered, that have connections to the ancestors of our family.
 


German:

Country:

Dutch:

French:

Walloon:
AachenFlag DEAkenAix-la-ChapelleÅxhe
AubelFlag BEAubelAubelÅbe (Åbel)
[Bierne]Flag FRBierenBierne
[Blegny]Flag BEBlegny (until 2001 Blégny)Blegneye
BrüggeFlag DEBruggeBruges
BrüsselFlag DEBrusselBruxelles(Brussele)
DünkirchenFlag FRDuinkerkeDunkerque
GulpFlag NLGulpen
HerzogenrathFlag DE's-Hertogenrade
JülichFlag DEGulikJuliers
KirchrathFlag NLKerkrade
Köln (as well Cöln)Flag DEKeulenCologne
LöwenFlag NLLeuvenLouvainLovin
LüttichFlag BELuikLiège (until 1949 Liége)Lîdje
Malmedy [Malmünd]Flag BEMalmedyMåmdey
MechelnFlag BEMechelenMalines
Monschau (until 1918 Montjoie)Flag DEMontjoie
[Mortier] (Blegny)Flag BEMortierMoirtî
[Nieuwstadt] NeustadtFlag NLNieuwstadt
[Rosendaël] Rosental (Dünkirchen)Flag FRRozendaalRosendaël
SimpelfeldFlag NLSimpelveld
[Soumagne] (near Lüttich)Flag BESoumagneSoûmagne
Übach:
  - Übach-Palenberg
  - Übach an der Wurm
 
Flag DE 
Flag NL 
 
Ubach-Palenberg
Ubach over Worms
Üxheim (Vulkaneifel)Flag DE(Uxem)(Uxhem)

 
 
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