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.
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) | | Česka (hs) | Czechy właściwe | Čechy |
Niederlausitz (Lower Lusatia) | | Dolna Łuyca (ds) | Dolne Łużyce | Dolní Luice |
Oberlausitz (Upper Lusatia) | | Hornja Łuica (hs) | Górne Łużyce | Horní Luice |
Schlesien (Silesia) | | Šlazyńska (ds) | Śląsk | Slezsko |
Sudeten (Sudetes) | | Sudeţii (hs) | Sudety | Sudety |
|
Bautzen | | Budyin (ds. Budyyn) | Budziszyn | Budyín |
Boberröhrsdorf
- (deutsche HP) | | | Siedlęcin (Gmina Jeżów Sudecki) | |
Bad Muskau | | Muakow | Mużaków | |
Chemnitz (1953-1990: Karl-Marx-Stadt) | | Kamjenica | Kamienica | Saská Kamenice |
Cottbus | | Chóśebuz (hs. Choćebuz) | Chociebuż | Choebuz |
Crossen | | | Krosno Odrzańskie | |
Deutsch Gabel | | | | Jablonné v Podjetědí |
Doberlug-Kirchhain | | Dobrjoług-Góstkow | | |
Dresden | | Drjedźany | Drezno | Dráďany |
Frankenstein | | | Ząbkowice Śląskie | |
Frankfurt (Oder): - Frankfurt (Oder) - (Zliwitz) (Dammvorstadt) | | (Frankobrod nad Odru) Zliwice | (Frankfurt nad Odrą) Słubice | (Frankfurt nad Odrou) (Slubice) |
Eisenhüttenstadt Fürstenberg | | Pśibrjog | Przybrzeg | |
Gablonz | | | | Jablonec |
Glowitz | | | Główczyce (Powiat Słupsk) | |
Görlitz: - Görlitz - Zgorzelec | | hs. Zhorjelc ds. Zgórjelc | Zgorzelec | (Zhořelec) |
Groß Breesen (Stadt Guben) | | Brjazyna | | |
Groß Döbbern (Gem.Neuhausen/Spree) | | Wjelike Dobrynje | | |
Grunau (near Hirschberg) | | Sudetské | Jeżów Sudecki | |
Grünberg (Schlesien) | | | Zielona Góra | (Zelená Hora) |
Guben: - Guben - Gubin | | Gubin | Gubin | |
Haindorf | | | | Hajnice (Okres Trutnov) |
Heinzendorf | | | | Hynčice (Okres Náchod) |
Hoyerswerda | | Wojerecy (ds.Wórjejce) | (Wojerce) | (Hojeřice) |
Hirschberg | | | Jelenia Góra | (Jelení Hora) |
Kaile [Haindorf] | | | | Kyje [Hajnice] |
Kauper (Amt Burg) | | Kuparske Borkowy | | |
Kaiserswalde | | | Lasówka | |
Karlswald | | | | Karlov pod Jetědem (since 1980 Liberec) |
Kobelau | | | Kobyla Glowa | |
Kolberg | | cs. Kòlbrzég | Kołobrzeg | |
Kontopp | | | Konotop | |
Kosemitz | | | Koźmice | |
Kotzenau (Kr.Lüben) | | | Chocianów (Powiat Polkowice) | |
Kraschen | | | Krasowice | |
Kriesdorf | | | | Křiany (Okres Liberec) |
Kühnau (near Grünberg) | | | Chynów (Zielona Góra) | |
Küstrin Küstrin-Kietz (Amt Golzow) | | Kostrin | Kostrzyn nad Odrą | Kostřín |
Lauschütz (near Schenkendöbern) | | Łuyca | | |
Leschwitz (since 1936 Weinhübel) (Stadt Görlitz) | | Leicy | Lasowice (Koźlice) | |
Lieberose | | Luboraz | | |
Lübben (Spreewald) | | Lubin (Błota) | Lubin (Błota - Łużyce) | |
Lüben | | cs. Lubin | Lubin | |
Lugknitz | | Wjeska | Łęknica | Leknice |
Müllrose (near Frankfurt-Oder) | | (Miłoraz) | | |
Nimptsch | | | Niemcza (Powiat Zabkowice) | |
Oybin | | Oybin | Ojbín | Oybin |
Peitz | | Picnjo | | |
Pinnow | | Pynow | | |
Pollenzig (Kr.Crossen) | | | Połęcko (Powiat Krośnieński) | |
Posen | | | Poznań | (Poznaň) |
Preilack (Gemeinde Turnow-Preilack) | | Turnow-Pśiłuk | | |
Reichenberg | | | | Liberec |
Rietschen | | Rěčicy | | |
Schenkendöbern | | Derbno | | |
Schwiebus | | | Świebodzin | |
Soor [Haindorf] | | | | ďár [Hajnice] |
Sorau | | Žarow | Żary | |
Spremberg | | Grodk | | |
Stolp | | cs. Stôłpsk | Słupsk | |
Ströbitz (Stadt Cottbus) | | Strobice | | |
Trautenau | | | | Trutnov |
Tzschetzschnow (since 1937 Güldendorf) | | (Čečenow) | | |
Wendisch Ossig (near Görlitz) (1937-1945 Warnsdorf) | | | Osiek Łużycki Gmina wiejska Zgorzelec | |
Werben (Amt Burg) | | Wjerbno | | |
Wiesenthal an der Neiße | | | | Lučany nad Nisou |
Zittau | | Žitawa | Żytawa | Žitava |
Züllichau | | | Sulechów (Powiat Świebodzin) | |
Zülzendorf (Kr.Frankenstein) | | | Sulisławice (Powiat ząbkowicki/Śl.) | |
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*) 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: |
Aachen | | Aken | Aix-la-Chapelle | Åxhe |
Aubel | | Aubel | Aubel | Åbe (Åbel) |
[Bierne] | | Bieren | Bierne | |
[Blegny] | | | Blegny (until 2001 Blégny) | Blegneye |
Brügge | | Brugge | Bruges | |
Brüssel | | Brussel | Bruxelles | (Brussele) |
Dünkirchen | | Duinkerke | Dunkerque | |
Gulp | | Gulpen | | |
Herzogenrath | | 's-Hertogenrade | | |
Jülich | | Gulik | Juliers | |
Kirchrath | | Kerkrade | | |
Köln (as well Cöln) | | Keulen | Cologne | |
Löwen | | Leuven | Louvain | Lovin |
Lüttich | | Luik | Liège (until 1949 Liége) | Lîdje |
Malmedy [Malmünd] | | | Malmedy | Måmdey |
Mecheln | | Mechelen | Malines | |
Monschau (until 1918 Montjoie) | | | Montjoie | |
[Mortier] (Blegny) | | | Mortier | Moirtî |
[Nieuwstadt] Neustadt | | Nieuwstadt | | |
[Rosendaël] Rosental (Dünkirchen) | | Rozendaal | Rosendaël | |
Simpelfeld | | Simpelveld | | |
[Soumagne] (near Lüttich) | | | Soumagne | Soûmagne |
Übach: - Übach-Palenberg - Übach an der Wurm | | Ubach-Palenberg Ubach over Worms | | |
Üxheim (Vulkaneifel) | | (Uxem) | (Uxhem) | |