English-German Geographic Glossary
Historic Place Names in German - Ortslexikon
Historical Gazetteer - Part 2: M-Z
Historische Orts- und Regionsnamen
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German historical accounts often refer to place names that have changed over the years. Germany/Prussia and the Austro-Hungarian empire once extended over parts of Europe (and colonial territories) that are now parts of other countries. Sometimes it is difficult for non-German-speakers to determine which city or region a name actually refers to. More...
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Also see current City Names in English and German and Germanic Genealogy: Vocabulary (Places).
| Historical Cities and Regions Glossary Part 2: Mähren-Walachei Also see Countries - Nations |
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| Old Name | Current Name | English Name | Today in... |
| Mähren | Morava | Moravia | Czech Republic |
| Mähren (Moravia) was part of the Austrian Habsburg crown lands from 1849 to 1918. Chief city today: Brno (Brünn, pop. 390,000). | |||
| Marbach | Maribor | Maribor | Slovenia |
| Moldau | Moldova | Moldavia | Romania Moldavia |
| Ödenburg | Sopron | Sopron | Hungary |
| Pilsen | Plzen | Pilsen/Plzen | Czech Republic |
| Pressburg | Bratislava | Bratislava | Slovakia |
| Pressburg (Presporok/Pozsony) became Bratislava in 1919. | |||
| Raab | Györ | Gyor | Hungary |
| Ruanda-Urandi Deutsch-Ostafrika |
Rwanda Burundi |
Rwanda Burundi |
eastern Africa |
| Schlesien | Slask | Silesia | Poland |
| Schlesien became part of the Austrian Habsburg empire in 1526. It was taken by Frederick the Great (Friedrich der Große) of Prussia in 1742. Most of Silesia became part of Poland after WWII, with small portions overlapping Germany and the Czech Republic. | |||
| Siebenbürgen | Areal Transilvania |
Transylvania | Romania |
| The origin of the German name for Transylvania, Siebenbürgen ("seven cities/districts"), is not certain. It may come from seven ethnic German cities in the region: Kronstadt (Brasov), Schäßburg (Sighisoara), Mediasch (Medias), Hermannstadt (Sibiu), Mühlbach (Sebes), Bistritz (Bistrita) and Klausenburg (Cluj-Napoca), all now in Romania. But the German name dates back to the late 13th century, before most of those towns were founded. | |||
| Temeschburg Temesvár |
Timisoara | Timisoara | Romania |
| Theresienstadt | Terezín | Terezín | Czech Republic |
| Tsingtao | Qingdao | Qingdao | China |
| The Chinese city of Qingdao, a former German colony (1898-1914), still features German architecture and beer brewing. | |||
| Walachei | Muntenia Oltenia |
Wallachia Muntenia Oltenia |
Romania |
| Zagreb Agram |
Zagreb | Zagreb | Croatia |
| BACK > A-L - Agram-Lothringen Also see: Cities of the World and Countries - Nations in English and German. |
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