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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
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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
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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:
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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.
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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.
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Often the name of the village founder or of the first settler constitute the first part of the place name (e.g.
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Prefixes can also be used to indicate an (earlier) possession of the site. Examples are
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times, when the southern and western parts of the German language area belonged to the
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area, the locator's name was sometimes included as the first part of the name (e.g.
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times in the southern and western parts of the German language area. Examples:
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Often, attachments or prepositions are abbreviated in the official names, e.g.
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area can be classified by the language from which they originate, and by era.
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times, when Latin was the language of church and administration. Examples:
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settlements in Germanic surroundings). Examples: Bernhardwinden near
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districts were established by Charlemagne; earlier derivations were
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when derived from the Old German spelling (u= w =double u; e.g.
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Prefixes can also have a descriptive character. Examples are
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Placename pattern visualization using regular expressions
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In many other cases the Germanised versions are out of
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Examples: 2386:List of English exonyms for German toponyms 70:Learn how and when to remove these messages 2224: 732:(South and Central Germany, Switzerland, 232:Learn how and when to remove this message 214:Learn how and when to remove this message 2356:with the stress on the second syllable. 2348:The South Jutlandic name of the town of 2092:were spoken in the eastern parts of the 1520:("lower"; literally "under"). Examples: 2402: 2381:German names for Central European towns 2035:", ultimately from Greek μοναστήριον - 1723:(former German name of the Polish town) 1117:("stone", "rock", "castle"). Examples: 714:("haven","harbor", "port"). Examples: 2415:. Reichsamt für Landesaufnahme. 1943. 7: 1856:city", name for Chemnitz during the 1484:("uppermost", "highest"). Examples: 1039:. It can also be used as the prefix 669:("hillside", "slope"; cf. Norwegian 641:("hedged field or wood"). Examples: 152:adding citations to reliable sources 2019:", ultimately from Greek μοναχός - 1916:("fair bottom country") or Celtic 2459:Geographische Namen in Deutschland 1057:("ridge", "watershed"). Examples: 25: 1817:(Gau) for example in Haspengouw ( 1408:("high(er)", "upper"). Examples: 94:to comply with Knowledge (XXG)'s 51:This article has multiple issues. 483:("Salt City", a Medieval name), 128: 81: 40: 1904:("king's field"), Latinized as 1896:, derived from a Celtic name), 1607:(possession of the crown, e.g. 1579:("a bishop's possession", e.g. 139:needs additional citations for 59:or discuss these issues on the 2333:(peninsula) being replaced by 1833:German names from modern times 1587:("a count's possession", e.g. 1571:("ecclesial possession", e.g. 1287:("island", "holm"). Examples: 1139:("valley", "dale"). Examples: 1017:-rath, -rode, -reuth, or -rade 624:("castle", "farm"). Examples: 1: 2187:can be related to the Slavic 820:("farmhouse(s)"; cf. English 1813:One can still find the old 934:("river mouth"). Examples: 2568: 2547:Geography of Liechtenstein 2537:Names of places in Austria 2527:Names of places in Germany 1996:" and the Germanic suffix 1637:, the founder was Gerolf, 872:-ingen, -ungen, -ung, -ens 28: 18:German placename etymology 2501:https://ssz.fr/places/#// 1739:("under the castle Teck") 1649:, the locator was Hans). 1204:("meadow"; cf. Norwegian 1019:("clearing"; cf. English 947:("confluence"). Example: 2552:Geography of Switzerland 2542:Names of places in Italy 2483:Grundwörter in Ortsnamen 2391:List of European exonyms 2100:placenames, for example 2068:: Prior to the medieval 1751:Berg b.Neumarkt i.d.OPf. 1711:Rothenburg ob der Tauber 1633:, the founder was Otto; 1506:("Wendish") . Examples: 1480:("upper", "higher"), or 387:("mountain"). Examples: 314:or Aue. This meaning of 107:may contain suggestions. 92:may need to be rewritten 29:Not to be confused with 2532:Geography of Luxembourg 2457:Berger, Dieter (1999). 1615:(once belonging to the 1382:("greater"). Examples: 1174:("forest"; cf. English 908:("church", cf. English 744:(Bavaria and Austria), 519:("island"; cf. English 348:("stream"; cf. English 2517:Place name etymologies 1924:(from the Celtic word 1912:(Vienna) (from Celtic 1763:Langenfeld (Rheinland) 1466:("lower"; cf. English 1430:("little"). Examples: 1240:("hamlet"). Examples: 688:("houses"). Examples: 479:(on the river Regen), 423:("bridge"). Examples: 2180:). The German suffix 1696:Frankfurt an der Oder 1313:("meadow"). Example: 651:("grove"). Examples: 566:("field"). Examples: 410:Bromberg ← Brahenburg 270:("river"). Examples: 2199:was earlier spelled 1920:("forest brook") ), 1866:William I of Prussia 1737:Kirchheim unter Teck 1721:Lauenburg in Pommern 1706:Freiburg im Breisgau 1595:("the king's", e.g. 1536:("open range", e.g. 1504:Windisch- (Slovene) 1161:("tower"). Example: 1070:("lake"). Examples: 598:("ford"). Examples: 584:("rock"). Examples: 465:bury, borough, burgh 445:("hill"). Examples: 373:("tree"). Examples: 148:improve this article 2497:suffixes in Germany 2461:. Mannheim: Duden. 2104:(from Old Polabian 1964:"joining rivers"), 1755:Landau in der Pfalz 1597:Königs Wusterhausen 1508:Wendisch Baggendorf 1448:("new"). Examples: 1360:("old"). Examples: 967:). Examples: Dutch 338:, rivers named Aue. 2445:2006-11-17 at the 2218:Duchy of Schleswig 2214:Southern Schleswig 959:(Northwestern) or 949:Hannoversch Münden 318:(earlier spelling 2366:Germanic toponymy 2323: 2322: 2094:Holy Roman Empire 1811:Gowe" and "Gouwe. 1803:The old Germanic 1687:Frankfurt am Main 1472:Niederschönhausen 1327:Niederschönhausen 677:, Osshalden near 511:Kleinblittersdorf 350:beck, bach, batch 242: 241: 234: 224: 223: 216: 198: 163:"German toponymy" 122: 121: 96:quality standards 74: 31:Germanic toponymy 16:(Redirected from 2559: 2487: 2472: 2449: 2437: 2431: 2430: 2423: 2417: 2416: 2407: 2225: 2212:: The region of 2074:Slavic languages 1968:(Cologne) (from 1767:Stolberg (Rhld.) 1743:Lahr/Schwarzwald 1716:Bergen auf Rügen 1692:Frankfurt (Oder) 1617:princes of Rügen 1410:Hohenschönhausen 1331:Hohenschönhausen 1149:St. Joachimsthal 1021:rod, rode, royde 237: 230: 219: 212: 208: 205: 199: 197: 156: 132: 124: 117: 114: 108: 85: 77: 66: 44: 43: 36: 21: 2567: 2566: 2562: 2561: 2560: 2558: 2557: 2556: 2507: 2506: 2485: 2479: 2469: 2456: 2453: 2452: 2447:Wayback Machine 2438: 2434: 2425: 2424: 2420: 2409: 2408: 2404: 2399: 2371:Celtic toponymy 2362: 2231:South Jutlandic 2228:Standard Danish 2154:Lancken-Granitz 2011:(Munich) (from 1928:, derived from 1875: 1850:Karl-Marx-Stadt 1848:dale/valley"), 1835: 1825:) or Gäu as in 1801: 1759:Landau a.d.Isar 1655: 1560:("green", e.g. 1522:Unterliederbach 1512:Windischgarsten 1323: 1257:(meaning small 969:Schiermonnikoog 961:-öhe, -oie, -ee 724:Friedrichshafen 463:"; cf. 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