Knowledge (XXG)

German toponymy

Source 📝

72: 119: 31: 2209:
on the Jutland peninsula, which belonged to the Crown of Denmark until Prussia and Austria declared war on Denmark in 1864, leading to dozens of placenames of Danish origin, except in North Frisia and the southernmost area. Typical Scandinavian endings include -by, -bøl, -trup, -lund, -ved, -toft (in
1646:
Some settlements have the name of a river or the province attached to their name to distinguish it from an (even distant) one carrying the same name. The distinguishing word can be added in parentheses, or connected to the name with prepositions
1503:. This sometimes refers (particularly in present and former Austrian territories) to the original language of the inhabitants. Other examples: Böhmisch Krummau (Česky Krumlov), Unter-Deutschau (Nemška Loka). 2210:
German form: -by, -büll, -trup, -lund, -witt, -toft). In some cases the South Jutlandic form has been eradicated from the Standard Danish variety of the name, but is still visible in the Germanised version:
2165:) have Slavic roots. Due to spelling and pronunciation changes over the centuries, the original Wendish term in most cases is not preserved. Also, some placenames combine a German with a Wendish term (e.g. 1314:
Prefixes can be used to distinguish nearby settlements with an otherwise same name. They can be attached or stand alone. Both settlements that are to be distinguished can have opposing prefixes (e.g.
2326:, an unrelated Slavic ending which is common in eastern Germany. Such arbitrary translations were often made by the central Prussian government after the whole of Slesvig was ceded to 1615:("bath") indicates the place is an officially acknowledged spa. See Bad Kissingen, Bad Pyrmont, etc. Some places, like Aachen, do not use it although they could. 2374: 1760:
Sometimes, a descriptive word is attached to a new settlement, that was once budding of another one and except for the attached word has the same name.
957: 2369: 2535: 2525: 2515: 1510: 2540: 2530: 2455: 220: 202: 58: 1402: 2520: 136: 44: 2505: 183: 398: 140: 1538: 1115: 155: 2431: 1526: 1442: 914: 535: 162: 84: 2415: 1846: 906: 531: 129: 1854: 1794: 1550: 1097: 169: 1618:
Often the name of the village founder or of the first settler constitute the first part of the place name (e.g.
2379: 2196: 1699: 2479: 1605: 2331: 151: 1751: 1739: 1585: 1446: 2113:(possibly from a Polabian word meaning "Swamp"). For the same reason, many German placenames ending in 1725: 1709: 1694: 1460: 1230: 363: 93: 50: 2074: 2042: 1938: 1743: 1704: 1496: 1398: 884: 876: 2206: 2202: 2078: 1774: 1747: 868: 578: 2510: 2451: 2354: 2082: 2070: 2066: 1675: 1354: 521: 499: 461: 19: 176: 2062: 2052: 1868: 1755: 1731: 1680: 1358: 2435: 2359: 2142: 1500: 712: 237: 2037: 1212: 937: 1556:
Prefixes can also be used to indicate an (earlier) possession of the site. Examples are
71: 2364: 2033: 1941:
times, when the southern and western parts of the German language area belonged to the
1807: 1627: 1438: 1372: 1151: 971: 928: 751: 686: 435: 413: 274: 2499: 2126: 2029: 1850: 1715: 1601: 1589: 1577: 1569: 1376: 1350: 1303: 1277: 1013: 924: 910: 792: 704: 682: 645: 543: 495: 491: 389: 1634:
area, the locator's name was sometimes included as the first part of the name (e.g.
970:(from Slavic suffix -ov, -ów). Examples: village and town names' suffixes on former 863:(meaning "descendants of", used with a personal name as the first part; cf. English 273:(from Slavic suffix -ov, -ów). Examples: village and town names' suffixes on former 2166: 1942: 1420: 1285: 1281: 1204: 1037: 814: 776: 690: 286: 1406: 1089: 872: 439: 417: 2399: 2058: 1993: 1631: 1623: 1561: 1137: 1111: 1025: 983: 846: 836: 832: 708: 641: 324: 282: 278: 118: 2471: 2428: 1877:
times in the southern and western parts of the German language area. Examples:
1738:
Often, attachments or prepositions are abbreviated in the official names, e.g.
2162: 2150: 2098: 2013: 1997: 1874: 1482: 1474: 1330: 1234: 1176: 1172: 1168: 1107: 1093: 995: 942: 822: 788: 784: 667: 622: 596: 574: 473: 465: 381: 260: 240:
area can be classified by the language from which they originate, and by era.
2338: 2315: 2021: 1842: 1830: 1719: 1635: 1619: 1597: 1478: 1208: 1129: 1085: 1060: 1051: 1047: 961: 880: 818: 768: 663: 631: 614: 592: 556: 539: 517: 421: 385: 233: 2480:
http://www.isoglosse.de/2015/07/cluster-von-toponymsuffixen-in-deutschland/
1996:
times, when Latin was the language of church and administration. Examples:
1910: 1815: 1133: 975: 2185: 1982: 1970: 1838: 1255: 1033: 1017: 979: 850: 780: 772: 756: 678: 618: 564: 560: 469: 353: 342: 2085:. The German settlers and administration in many cases adopted existing 1322:), but it is also common to attach the prefix only to one of them (e.g. 2483: 2327: 2134: 2102: 2090: 1954: 1946: 1886: 1811: 1324: 1289: 1251: 1198: 1021: 991: 987: 457: 377: 349: 346: 264: 2118: 2110: 1962: 1898: 1834: 1250:
settlements in Germanic surroundings). Examples: Bernhardwinden near
764: 760: 722: 659: 588: 320: 1798:
districts were established by Charlemagne; earlier derivations were
2086: 1974: 1929: 1878: 1247: 392:("king's mountain", now Kaliningrad), Landesbergen. Also reduced 285:. See also: German naming convention of Polish town names during 2184:
when derived from the Old German spelling (u= w =double u; e.g.
2172: 2005: 449: 300: 255: 1773:("farm"), sometimes carrying an additional Roman number (e.g. 112: 65: 24: 1517:
Prefixes can also have a descriptive character. Examples are
2489: 1630:, the founder was Ratbald or Ratbert). Mostly in the former 2492:
Placename pattern visualization using regular expressions
319:) describes settlements by streams and rivers. Examples: 2341:(Slesvig), from which the region derives its name, was 2314:
In many other cases the Germanised versions are out of
89: 530:("ridge", Switzerland and western Austria), Examples: 1921:; the old name of the town in its Romanized form was 1742:("Berg bei Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz"), or compare 745:(North Germany) ("home", "settlement"; cf. English 143:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. 244:German names from prehistoric and medieval times 1862:German place names derived from other languages 1671:("in"), or separated by a slash. Examples are: 299:(related to rivers or water), see German words 1826:They usually follow the established patterns. 2416:"Wikimapia - Let's describe the whole world!" 1853:("William's haven/harbor", referring to King 1718:("at the lake", without the specific name of 8: 2318:context. Examples include the Danish ending 1080:("settlement", "town", "place"; cf. English 952:(Northeastern) ("small island"; cf. English 490:("village") cf. English "Thorpe". Examples: 2375:List of English exonyms for German toponyms 59:Learn how and when to remove these messages 2213: 721:(South and Central Germany, Switzerland, 221:Learn how and when to remove this message 203:Learn how and when to remove this message 2345:with the stress on the second syllable. 2337:The South Jutlandic name of the town of 2081:were spoken in the eastern parts of the 1509:("lower"; literally "under"). Examples: 2391: 2370:German names for Central European towns 2024:", ultimately from Greek μοναστήριον - 1712:(former German name of the Polish town) 1106:("stone", "rock", "castle"). Examples: 703:("haven","harbor", "port"). Examples: 2404:. Reichsamt für Landesaufnahme. 1943. 7: 1845:city", name for Chemnitz during the 1473:("uppermost", "highest"). Examples: 1028:. It can also be used as the prefix 658:("hillside", "slope"; cf. Norwegian 630:("hedged field or wood"). Examples: 141:adding citations to reliable sources 2008:", ultimately from Greek μοναχός - 1905:("fair bottom country") or Celtic 2448:Geographische Namen in Deutschland 1046:("ridge", "watershed"). Examples: 14: 1806:(Gau) for example in Haspengouw ( 1397:("high(er)", "upper"). Examples: 83:to comply with Knowledge (XXG)'s 40:This article has multiple issues. 472:("Salt City", a Medieval name), 117: 70: 29: 1893:("king's field"), Latinized as 1885:, derived from a Celtic name), 1596:(possession of the crown, e.g. 1568:("a bishop's possession", e.g. 128:needs additional citations for 48:or discuss these issues on the 2322:(peninsula) being replaced by 1822:German names from modern times 1576:("a count's possession", e.g. 1560:("ecclesial possession", e.g. 1276:("island", "holm"). Examples: 1128:("valley", "dale"). Examples: 1006:-rath, -rode, -reuth, or -rade 613:("castle", "farm"). Examples: 1: 2176:can be related to the Slavic 809:("farmhouse(s)"; cf. English 1802:One can still find the old 923:("river mouth"). Examples: 2557: 2536:Geography of Liechtenstein 2526:Names of places in Austria 2516:Names of places in Germany 1985:" and the Germanic suffix 1626:, the founder was Gerolf, 861:-ingen, -ungen, -ung, -ens 17: 2490:https://ssz.fr/places/#// 1728:("under the castle Teck") 1638:, the locator was Hans). 1193:("meadow"; cf. Norwegian 1008:("clearing"; cf. English 936:("confluence"). Example: 2541:Geography of Switzerland 2531:Names of places in Italy 2472:Grundwörter in Ortsnamen 2380:List of European exonyms 2089:placenames, for example 2057:: Prior to the medieval 1740:Berg b.Neumarkt i.d.OPf. 1700:Rothenburg ob der Tauber 1622:, the founder was Otto; 1495:("Wendish") . Examples: 1469:("upper", "higher"), or 376:("mountain"). Examples: 303:or Aue. This meaning of 96:may contain suggestions. 81:may need to be rewritten 18:Not to be confused with 2521:Geography of Luxembourg 2446:Berger, Dieter (1999). 1604:(once belonging to the 1371:("greater"). Examples: 1163:("forest"; cf. English 897:("church", cf. English 733:(Bavaria and Austria), 508:("island"; cf. English 337:("stream"; cf. English 2506:Place name etymologies 1913:(from the Celtic word 1901:(Vienna) (from Celtic 1752:Langenfeld (Rheinland) 1455:("lower"; cf. English 1419:("little"). Examples: 1229:("hamlet"). Examples: 677:("houses"). Examples: 468:(on the river Regen), 412:("bridge"). Examples: 2169:). The German suffix 1685:Frankfurt an der Oder 1302:("meadow"). Example: 640:("grove"). Examples: 555:("field"). Examples: 399:Bromberg ← Brahenburg 259:("river"). Examples: 2188:was earlier spelled 1909:("forest brook") ), 1855:William I of Prussia 1726:Kirchheim unter Teck 1710:Lauenburg in Pommern 1695:Freiburg im Breisgau 1584:("the king's", e.g. 1525:("open range", e.g. 1493:Windisch- (Slovene) 1150:("tower"). Example: 1059:("lake"). Examples: 587:("ford"). Examples: 573:("rock"). Examples: 454:bury, borough, burgh 434:("hill"). Examples: 362:("tree"). Examples: 137:improve this article 2486:suffixes in Germany 2450:. Mannheim: Duden. 2093:(from Old Polabian 1953:"joining rivers"), 1744:Landau in der Pfalz 1586:Königs Wusterhausen 1497:Wendisch Baggendorf 1437:("new"). Examples: 1349:("old"). Examples: 956:). Examples: Dutch 327:, rivers named Aue. 2434:2006-11-17 at the 2207:Duchy of Schleswig 2203:Southern Schleswig 948:(Northwestern) or 938:Hannoversch Münden 307:(earlier spelling 2355:Germanic toponymy 2312: 2311: 2083:Holy Roman Empire 1800:Gowe" and "Gouwe. 1792:The old Germanic 1676:Frankfurt am Main 1461:Niederschönhausen 1316:Niederschönhausen 666:, Osshalden near 500:Kleinblittersdorf 339:beck, bach, batch 231: 230: 223: 213: 212: 205: 187: 152:"German toponymy" 111: 110: 85:quality standards 63: 20:Germanic toponymy 2548: 2476: 2461: 2438: 2426: 2420: 2419: 2412: 2406: 2405: 2396: 2214: 2201:: The region of 2063:Slavic languages 1957:(Cologne) (from 1756:Stolberg (Rhld.) 1732:Lahr/Schwarzwald 1705:Bergen auf Rügen 1681:Frankfurt (Oder) 1606:princes of Rügen 1399:Hohenschönhausen 1320:Hohenschönhausen 1138:St. Joachimsthal 1010:rod, rode, royde 226: 219: 208: 201: 197: 194: 188: 186: 145: 121: 113: 106: 103: 97: 74: 66: 55: 33: 32: 25: 2556: 2555: 2551: 2550: 2549: 2547: 2546: 2545: 2496: 2495: 2474: 2468: 2458: 2445: 2442: 2441: 2436:Wayback Machine 2427: 2423: 2414: 2413: 2409: 2398: 2397: 2393: 2388: 2360:Celtic toponymy 2351: 2220:South Jutlandic 2217:Standard Danish 2143:Lancken-Granitz 2000:(Munich) (from 1917:, derived from 1864: 1839:Karl-Marx-Stadt 1837:dale/valley"), 1824: 1814:) or Gäu as in 1790: 1748:Landau a.d.Isar 1644: 1549:("green", e.g. 1511:Unterliederbach 1501:Windischgarsten 1312: 1246:(meaning small 958:Schiermonnikoog 950:-öhe, -oie, -ee 713:Friedrichshafen 452:"; cf. English 251: 246: 238:German language 227: 216: 215: 214: 209: 198: 192: 189: 146: 144: 134: 122: 107: 101: 98: 88: 75: 34: 30: 23: 12: 11: 5: 2554: 2552: 2544: 2543: 2538: 2533: 2528: 2523: 2518: 2513: 2508: 2498: 2497: 2494: 2493: 2487: 2477: 2467: 2466:External links 2464: 2463: 2462: 2456: 2440: 2439: 2421: 2407: 2390: 2389: 2387: 2384: 2383: 2382: 2377: 2372: 2367: 2365:German exonyms 2362: 2357: 2350: 2347: 2310: 2309: 2304: 2299: 2293: 2292: 2287: 2282: 2276: 2275: 2270: 2265: 2259: 2258: 2253: 2248: 2242: 2241: 2236: 2231: 2225: 2224: 2221: 2218: 2212: 2211: 2193: 2105:(from Sorbian 2049: 2048: 2047: 1990: 1926: 1863: 1860: 1859: 1858: 1823: 1820: 1789: 1786: 1785: 1784: 1778: 1768: 1767:("settlement") 1765:(...)-Siedlung 1736: 1735: 1729: 1723: 1713: 1707: 1702: 1697: 1692: 1689:Frankfurt/Oder 1683:(also written 1678: 1643: 1640: 1628:Rappoltsweiler 1537:("nice", e.g. 1515: 1514: 1504: 1486: 1464: 1450: 1439:Neuburg am Inn 1433:or Low German 1424: 1415:or Low German 1410: 1380: 1362: 1345:or Low German 1311: 1308: 1307: 1306: 1293: 1259: 1254:, Wenden near 1237: 1216: 1180: 1154: 1141: 1119: 1101: 1063: 1054: 1041: 999: 972:Polabian Slavs 965: 940: 931: 918: 888: 854: 849:"). Examples: 840: 826: 796: 752:Hamlet (place) 716: 694: 687:Recklinghausen 671: 649: 635: 625: 600: 582: 568: 546: 525: 503: 486:, Low German 477: 443: 425: 403: 367: 357: 333:or Low German 328: 290: 289:as an analogy. 275:Polabian Slavs 268: 250: 247: 245: 242: 229: 228: 211: 210: 125: 123: 116: 109: 108: 78: 76: 69: 64: 38: 37: 35: 28: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 2553: 2542: 2539: 2537: 2534: 2532: 2529: 2527: 2524: 2522: 2519: 2517: 2514: 2512: 2509: 2507: 2504: 2503: 2501: 2491: 2488: 2485: 2481: 2478: 2473: 2470: 2469: 2465: 2459: 2457:3-411-06252-5 2453: 2449: 2444: 2443: 2437: 2433: 2430: 2425: 2422: 2417: 2411: 2408: 2403: 2402: 2401:Danzig-Putzig 2395: 2392: 2385: 2381: 2378: 2376: 2373: 2371: 2368: 2366: 2363: 2361: 2358: 2356: 2353: 2352: 2348: 2346: 2344: 2340: 2335: 2333: 2329: 2325: 2321: 2317: 2308: 2305: 2303: 2300: 2298: 2295: 2294: 2291: 2288: 2286: 2283: 2281: 2278: 2277: 2274: 2271: 2269: 2266: 2264: 2261: 2260: 2257: 2254: 2252: 2249: 2247: 2244: 2243: 2240: 2237: 2235: 2232: 2230: 2227: 2226: 2222: 2219: 2216: 2215: 2208: 2204: 2200: 2198: 2194: 2191: 2187: 2183: 2179: 2175: 2174: 2168: 2164: 2160: 2156: 2152: 2148: 2144: 2140: 2136: 2132: 2128: 2127:Burg Stargard 2124: 2120: 2116: 2112: 2108: 2104: 2100: 2096: 2092: 2088: 2084: 2080: 2076: 2072: 2068: 2064: 2060: 2056: 2054: 2050: 2045: 2044: 2039: 2035: 2031: 2027: 2023: 2019: 2015: 2011: 2007: 2003: 1999: 1995: 1991: 1988: 1984: 1980: 1976: 1972: 1968: 1964: 1960: 1956: 1952: 1948: 1944: 1940: 1936: 1935: 1933: 1931: 1927: 1924: 1920: 1916: 1912: 1908: 1904: 1900: 1896: 1892: 1889:(from Celtic 1888: 1884: 1880: 1876: 1872: 1870: 1866: 1865: 1861: 1856: 1852: 1851:Wilhelmshaven 1848: 1844: 1840: 1836: 1832: 1829: 1828: 1827: 1821: 1819: 1817: 1813: 1809: 1805: 1801: 1797: 1796: 1787: 1783:("expansion") 1782: 1779: 1776: 1772: 1769: 1766: 1763: 1762: 1761: 1758: 1757: 1753: 1749: 1745: 1741: 1733: 1730: 1727: 1724: 1721: 1717: 1716:Kochel am See 1714: 1711: 1708: 1706: 1703: 1701: 1698: 1696: 1693: 1690: 1686: 1682: 1679: 1677: 1674: 1673: 1672: 1670: 1666: 1662: 1658: 1654: 1650: 1641: 1639: 1637: 1633: 1629: 1625: 1621: 1616: 1614: 1609: 1607: 1603: 1599: 1595: 1591: 1587: 1583: 1579: 1575: 1571: 1570:Bischofswerda 1567: 1563: 1559: 1554: 1552: 1548: 1544: 1540: 1536: 1532: 1528: 1524: 1520: 1512: 1508: 1505: 1502: 1498: 1494: 1490: 1487: 1484: 1480: 1476: 1472: 1468: 1465: 1462: 1459:). Examples: 1458: 1454: 1451: 1448: 1444: 1440: 1436: 1432: 1428: 1425: 1422: 1418: 1414: 1411: 1408: 1404: 1403:Hohkönigsburg 1400: 1396: 1392: 1388: 1384: 1381: 1378: 1374: 1370: 1366: 1363: 1360: 1356: 1352: 1351:Alt Eberstein 1348: 1344: 1340: 1337: 1336: 1335: 1333: 1332: 1327: 1326: 1321: 1317: 1309: 1305: 1304:Scharfenwiese 1301: 1297: 1294: 1291: 1287: 1283: 1279: 1275: 1271: 1267: 1263: 1260: 1257: 1253: 1249: 1245: 1241: 1238: 1236: 1232: 1228: 1224: 1220: 1217: 1214: 1210: 1206: 1203:). Examples: 1202: 1201: 1196: 1192: 1188: 1184: 1181: 1178: 1174: 1170: 1167:). Examples: 1166: 1162: 1158: 1155: 1153: 1149: 1145: 1142: 1139: 1135: 1131: 1127: 1123: 1120: 1117: 1113: 1109: 1105: 1102: 1099: 1095: 1091: 1087: 1084:). Examples: 1083: 1079: 1075: 1071: 1067: 1064: 1062: 1058: 1055: 1053: 1049: 1045: 1042: 1039: 1035: 1031: 1027: 1023: 1019: 1015: 1012:). Examples: 1011: 1007: 1003: 1000: 997: 993: 989: 985: 981: 977: 974:territories: 973: 969: 966: 963: 959: 955: 951: 947: 944: 941: 939: 935: 932: 930: 926: 922: 919: 916: 912: 911:Gelsenkirchen 908: 905:). Examples: 904: 900: 899:kirk, church. 896: 892: 889: 886: 882: 878: 874: 871:). Examples: 870: 866: 862: 858: 855: 852: 848: 844: 841: 838: 835:"). Example: 834: 830: 827: 825:(Thionville). 824: 820: 816: 813:). Examples: 812: 808: 804: 800: 797: 794: 793:Bad Windsheim 790: 786: 782: 778: 774: 770: 766: 762: 758: 755:). Examples: 754: 753: 748: 744: 740: 736: 732: 728: 724: 720: 717: 714: 710: 706: 705:Wilhelmshaven 702: 698: 695: 692: 688: 684: 680: 676: 672: 669: 665: 662:). Examples: 661: 657: 653: 650: 647: 643: 639: 636: 633: 629: 626: 624: 620: 616: 612: 608: 604: 601: 598: 594: 590: 586: 583: 580: 576: 572: 569: 566: 562: 558: 554: 550: 547: 545: 544:Oberlangenegg 541: 537: 533: 529: 526: 523: 519: 516:). Examples: 515: 511: 507: 504: 501: 497: 496:Reinickendorf 493: 489: 485: 481: 478: 476:(Strasbourg). 475: 471: 467: 463: 459: 456:). Examples: 455: 451: 447: 444: 441: 437: 433: 429: 426: 423: 419: 415: 411: 407: 404: 401: 400: 395: 391: 388:(Nuremberg), 387: 383: 379: 375: 371: 368: 365: 361: 358: 355: 351: 348: 344: 341:). Examples: 340: 336: 332: 329: 326: 322: 318: 314: 310: 306: 302: 298: 294: 291: 288: 284: 280: 277:territories: 276: 272: 269: 266: 262: 258: 257: 253: 252: 248: 243: 241: 239: 235: 225: 222: 207: 204: 196: 185: 182: 178: 175: 171: 168: 164: 161: 157: 154: –  153: 149: 148:Find sources: 142: 138: 132: 131: 126:This article 124: 120: 115: 114: 105: 95: 91: 86: 82: 79:This article 77: 73: 68: 67: 62: 60: 53: 52: 47: 46: 41: 36: 27: 26: 21: 16: 2482:clusters of 2447: 2424: 2410: 2400: 2394: 2342: 2336: 2323: 2319: 2316:etymological 2313: 2306: 2301: 2296: 2289: 2284: 2279: 2272: 2267: 2262: 2255: 2250: 2245: 2238: 2233: 2228: 2205:was part of 2197:Scandinavian 2195: 2189: 2181: 2177: 2170: 2167:Altentreptow 2158: 2154: 2146: 2138: 2130: 2122: 2114: 2106: 2094: 2051: 2041: 2038:Grossmünster 2025: 2017: 2009: 2001: 1986: 1978: 1969:"springs"), 1966: 1961:"colony"), 1958: 1950: 1945:. Examples: 1943:Roman Empire 1928: 1922: 1918: 1914: 1906: 1902: 1894: 1890: 1882: 1881:(from Latin 1867: 1825: 1803: 1799: 1793: 1791: 1781:(...)-Ausbau 1780: 1770: 1764: 1759: 1737: 1688: 1684: 1668: 1664: 1660: 1656: 1652: 1648: 1645: 1617: 1612: 1610: 1593: 1581: 1573: 1565: 1557: 1555: 1546: 1542: 1534: 1530: 1527:Lichtenhagen 1522: 1518: 1516: 1506: 1492: 1488: 1470: 1466: 1456: 1452: 1443:Neuenkirchen 1434: 1430: 1426: 1421:Klein Kiesow 1416: 1412: 1394: 1390: 1386: 1382: 1368: 1364: 1346: 1342: 1338: 1329: 1323: 1319: 1315: 1313: 1299: 1295: 1286:Kaiserswerth 1282:Finkenwerder 1273: 1269: 1265: 1261: 1243: 1239: 1226: 1222: 1218: 1213:Nesselwängle 1205:Feuchtwangen 1199: 1194: 1190: 1186: 1182: 1164: 1160: 1156: 1147: 1143: 1125: 1121: 1103: 1081: 1077: 1073: 1069: 1065: 1056: 1043: 1038:Radevormwald 1029: 1009: 1005: 1001: 967: 953: 949: 945: 933: 920: 902: 898: 894: 890: 864: 860: 856: 842: 828: 810: 806: 802: 798: 777:Schiltigheim 750: 746: 742: 738: 734: 730: 726: 718: 700: 696: 691:Schaffhausen 681:(Mulhouse), 674: 655: 651: 637: 627: 610: 606: 602: 584: 570: 552: 548: 527: 513: 509: 505: 487: 483: 479: 460:, Augsburg, 453: 445: 431: 427: 409: 405: 397: 393: 373: 369: 359: 338: 334: 330: 316: 312: 308: 304: 296: 292: 287:World War II 270: 254: 232: 217: 199: 190: 180: 173: 166: 159: 147: 135:Please help 130:verification 127: 99: 90:You can help 80: 56: 49: 43: 42:Please help 39: 15: 2475:(in German) 2332:war of 1864 2059:Ostsiedlung 2040:. See also 2034:Fraumünster 2026:monastērion 2018:monasterium 1951:Confluentes 1883:Moguntiacum 1875:prehistoric 1775:Sanz Hof IV 1642:Attachments 1632:Ostsiedlung 1624:Gerolfingen 1611:The prefix 1562:Kirch Jesar 1373:Groß Kiesow 1165:weald, wold 1152:Weißenthurm 1112:Bartenstein 1026:Wernigerode 929:Ueckermünde 915:Neunkirchen 853:, Waldshut. 823:Diedenhofen 709:Bremerhaven 642:Blankenhain 579:Lichtenfels 512:Low German 436:Dinkelsbühl 414:Saarbrücken 364:Oranienbaum 323:, the town 2500:Categories 2386:References 2330:after the 2163:Malschwitz 2099:river fork 2075:Pomeranian 2030:Neumünster 1873:, used in 1663:("on") or 1659:("upon"), 1602:Rügenwalde 1590:Königsberg 1578:Grafenwöhr 1539:Schönwalde 1483:Oberstdorf 1475:Oberhausen 1377:Großenhain 1331:Neustettin 1278:Donauwörth 1235:Eschweiler 1177:Regenwalde 1173:Creutzwald 1169:Greifswald 1116:Königstein 1108:Allenstein 1094:Ingolstadt 943:Low German 925:Angermünde 789:Hildesheim 683:Mühlhausen 668:Crailsheim 646:Großenhain 623:Leingarten 597:Klagenfurt 575:Rothenfels 492:Düsseldorf 466:Regensburg 462:Luxembourg 396:, e.g. in 390:Königsberg 382:Heidelberg 261:Echternach 234:Placenames 163:newspapers 45:improve it 2429:Stednavne 2339:Schleswig 2256:Billschau 2079:Slovenian 2022:monastery 1981:"city of 1939:classical 1903:Windobona 1895:Rigomagus 1891:Rigomagos 1843:Karl Marx 1831:Wuppertal 1771:(...)-Hof 1636:Hanshagen 1620:Oettingen 1598:Kronstadt 1566:Bischofs- 1489:Wendisch- 1479:Oberwesel 1407:Höchstadt 1359:Oldenburg 1355:Altenberg 1231:Annweiler 1209:Ellwangen 1130:Wuppertal 1090:Eichstätt 1086:Darmstadt 1061:Falkensee 1052:Remscheid 1048:Burscheid 962:Hiddensee 907:Feldkirch 881:Straubing 877:Esslingen 873:Göttingen 819:Bechhofen 769:Pforzheim 679:Mülhausen 664:Haldensee 632:Hanshagen 615:Stuttgart 593:Frankfurt 557:Bielefeld 540:Felsenegg 532:Scheidegg 518:Norderney 488:dorp/torp 474:Straßburg 440:Kitzbühel 422:Innsbruck 418:Osnabrück 193:July 2011 102:July 2011 94:talk page 51:talk page 2511:Toponymy 2432:Archived 2349:See also 2343:Sljasvig 2307:Sünderup 2302:Synnerup 2297:Sønderup 2190:Prenzlow 2186:Prenzlau 2107:Drežďany 2067:Polabian 2010:monachos 2002:monachus 1994:medieval 1983:Augustus 1971:Augsburg 1923:Turicum. 1810:name of 1720:the lake 1655:("at"), 1551:Grunwald 1523:Lichter- 1519:Lichten- 1447:Nienburg 1310:Prefixes 1256:Ebhausen 1197:English 1098:Neustadt 1078:-stetten 1034:Radebeul 1018:Bayreuth 984:Stäbelow 980:Neubukow 891:-kirchen 851:Landshut 837:Grünhufe 781:Mannheim 773:Kirchham 757:Alkersum 741:(West), 619:Stargard 565:Saalfeld 561:Mansfeld 536:Schönegg 522:Hacheney 470:Salzburg 406:-brücken 386:Nürnberg 354:Wandsbek 343:Amorbach 279:Lübbenau 249:Suffixes 2484:toponym 2328:Prussia 2273:Achtrup 2268:Achtrup 2251:Bilskau 2246:Bilskov 2223:German 2153:), and 2151:Gützkow 2135:Wolgast 2109:), and 2103:Dresden 2091:Rostock 2087:Wendish 2071:Sorbian 2043:minster 2014:Münster 1998:München 1979:Augusta 1959:Colonia 1947:Koblenz 1915:turicon 1907:Wedunia 1887:Remagen 1812:Hesbaye 1582:Königs- 1574:Grafen- 1535:Schöne- 1471:Oberst- 1453:Nieder- 1417:Lütten- 1369:Großen- 1325:Stettin 1300:-wiesen 1290:Ruhrort 1262:-werder 1252:Ansbach 1244:-winden 1227:-willer 1223:-weiler 1191:-wängle 1187:-wangen 1044:-scheid 1022:Overath 996:Güstrow 992:Teterow 988:Malchow 934:-münden 869:Reading 785:Mülheim 656:-halden 611:-garten 510:ey, ea, 458:Hamburg 378:Bamberg 374:-bergen 350:Reinbek 347:Ansbach 265:Salzach 236:in the 177:scholar 2454:  2280:Jydbæk 2263:Agtrup 2161:(e.g. 2149:(e.g. 2141:(e.g. 2133:(e.g. 2125:(e.g. 2119:Ummanz 2117:(e.g. 2111:Berlin 2095:rostok 2077:, and 2053:Slavic 2016:(from 1977:(from 1965:(from 1963:Aachen 1949:(from 1911:Zürich 1869:Celtic 1849:era), 1835:Wupper 1816:Allgäu 1788:Others 1734:, etc. 1657:ob der 1649:an der 1558:Kirch- 1547:Grüne- 1531:Schön- 1507:Unter- 1457:nether 1431:Neuen- 1413:Klein- 1387:Hohen- 1347:Olden- 1343:Alten- 1296:-wiese 1270:-wörth 1266:-werth 1248:Slavic 1161:-walde 1144:-thurm 1134:Roßtal 1104:-stein 1074:-stätt 1070:-stedt 1066:-stadt 976:Bützow 954:ey, ea 921:-münde 901:Dutch 895:-kirch 867:as in 807:-hofen 765:Borkum 761:Bochum 723:Alsace 701:-hafen 697:-haven 675:hausen 660:Halden 652:-halde 628:-hagen 589:Erfurt 553:-felde 432:-bühel 410:-brück 321:Passau 179:  172:  165:  158:  150:  92:. The 2324:-nitz 2290:Jübek 2285:Jybæk 2229:Meden 2199:names 2159:-witz 2155:-vitz 2131:-gast 2123:-gard 2065:like 2055:names 1992:from 1987:-burg 1975:Augst 1967:Aquae 1937:from 1932:names 1930:Latin 1919:turus 1879:Mainz 1871:names 1808:Dutch 1804:Gouwe 1750:, or 1594:Kron- 1543:Grün- 1467:Ober- 1435:Nien- 1395:Hoch- 1391:Höch- 1365:Groß- 1272:, or 1242:, or 1240:-wend 1225:, or 1219:-weil 1195:vang. 1189:, or 1183:-wang 1157:-wald 1148:-turm 1126:-thal 1082:stead 1076:, or 1030:Rade- 1002:-roth 885:Esens 847:guard 829:-hufe 803:-hoff 719:-heim 699:, or 654:oder 638:-hain 609:, or 607:-gart 603:-gard 585:-furt 571:-fels 549:-feld 484:-torf 480:-dorf 446:-burg 430:, or 428:-bühl 394:-burg 370:-berg 360:-baum 331:-bach 184:JSTOR 170:books 2452:ISBN 2320:-næs 2239:Meyn 2234:Mejn 2180:and 2139:-itz 2115:-anz 2101:"), 2006:monk 1973:and 1955:Köln 1899:Wien 1795:Gaue 1754:and 1746:and 1427:Neu- 1383:Hoh- 1339:Alt- 1328:and 1318:and 1274:-ort 1200:wang 1122:-tal 1057:-see 1014:Roth 946:-oog 903:kerk 857:-ing 843:-hut 833:hide 811:hope 799:-hof 749:and 735:-hem 727:-ham 528:-egg 450:keep 335:-bek 317:ouwe 297:-aue 283:Plau 256:-ach 156:news 2182:-ov 2178:-ow 2157:or 2147:-ow 2145:), 2137:), 2129:), 2121:), 2097:, " 2028:), 2020:, " 2012:), 2004:, " 1897:), 1847:DDR 1687:or 1661:auf 1613:Bad 1608:). 1592:), 1580:), 1572:), 1564:), 1553:). 1545:or 1541:), 1533:or 1529:), 1521:or 1393:or 1367:or 1334:). 1159:or 1146:or 1124:or 1068:, 968:-ow 893:or 865:ing 859:or 815:Hof 805:or 747:ham 743:-um 739:-em 737:or 731:-am 729:or 725:), 551:or 514:oog 506:-ey 482:or 408:or 325:Aue 313:owe 305:-au 293:-au 271:-au 139:by 2502:: 2334:. 2192:). 2173:au 2073:, 2069:, 2061:, 2036:, 2032:, 1989:). 1934:: 1857:). 1841:(" 1833:(" 1818:. 1669:im 1665:in 1653:am 1600:, 1588:, 1499:, 1491:, 1481:, 1477:, 1445:, 1441:, 1429:, 1405:, 1401:, 1389:, 1385:, 1375:, 1357:, 1353:, 1341:, 1298:, 1288:, 1284:, 1280:, 1268:, 1264:, 1233:, 1221:, 1211:, 1207:, 1185:, 1175:, 1171:, 1136:, 1132:, 1114:, 1110:, 1096:, 1092:, 1088:, 1072:, 1050:, 1036:, 1032:: 1024:, 1020:, 1016:, 1004:, 994:, 990:, 986:, 982:, 978:, 960:, 927:, 913:, 909:, 883:, 879:, 875:, 845:(" 831:(" 821:, 817:, 801:, 791:, 787:, 783:, 779:, 775:, 771:, 767:, 763:, 759:, 711:, 707:, 689:, 685:, 644:, 621:, 617:, 605:, 595:, 591:, 577:, 563:, 559:, 542:, 538:, 534:, 520:, 498:, 494:, 464:, 448:(" 438:, 420:, 416:, 384:, 380:, 372:, 352:, 345:, 315:, 311:, 309:ow 301:Au 295:, 281:, 263:, 54:. 2460:. 2418:. 2171:- 2046:. 1925:) 1777:) 1722:) 1691:) 1667:/ 1651:/ 1513:. 1485:. 1463:. 1449:. 1423:. 1409:. 1379:. 1361:. 1292:. 1258:. 1215:. 1179:. 1140:. 1118:. 1100:. 1040:. 998:. 964:. 917:. 887:. 839:. 795:. 715:. 693:. 673:- 670:. 648:. 634:. 599:. 581:. 567:. 524:. 502:. 442:. 424:. 402:. 366:. 356:. 267:. 224:) 218:( 206:) 200:( 195:) 191:( 181:· 174:· 167:· 160:· 133:. 104:) 100:( 87:. 61:) 57:( 22:.

Index

Germanic toponymy
improve it
talk page
Learn how and when to remove these messages

quality standards
You can help
talk page

verification
improve this article
adding citations to reliable sources
"German toponymy"
news
newspapers
books
scholar
JSTOR
Learn how and when to remove this message
Learn how and when to remove this message
Placenames
German language
-ach
Echternach
Salzach
Polabian Slavs
Lübbenau
Plau
World War II
Au

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.