German exonyms

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Below is a list of German language exonyms for formerly German places and other places in non-German-speaking areas of the world. Archaic names are in italics.

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Algeria

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|+{{Flag|Algeria}} Algerien

rowspan="2" |English name

! rowspan="2" |German name

! colspan="2" |Endonym

! rowspan="2" |Notes

Name

!Language

Algiers

|Algier

|Al-Jazā'ir

|Arabic

|

Belarus

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|+{{Flag|Belarus}} Weißrussland

rowspan="2" |English name

! rowspan="2" |German name

! colspan="2" |Endonym

! rowspan="2" |Notes

Name

!Language

Grodno

|Garten{{cite web |url=https://www.spaetmittelalter.uni-hamburg.de/Urkundenbuch/pub/orden1409.html |title=Das Virtuelle Preußische Urkundenbuch |publisher=University of Hamburg |year=2017 |access-date=2021-10-05}}

|Hrodna

|Belarusian

|Archaic

Belgium

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|+{{Flag|Belgium}} Belgien

rowspan="2" |English name

! rowspan="2" |German name

! colspan="2" |Endonym

! rowspan="2" |Notes

Name

!Language

Antwerp

|Antorff

|Antwerpen

|Dutch

|Archaic

Bruges

|Brügge

|Brugge

|Dutch

|

rowspan="2" |Brussels

| rowspan="2" |Brüssel

|Brussel

|Dutch

|

Bruxelles

|French

|

Leuven

|Löwen

|Leuven

|Dutch

|

rowspan="2" |Liège

| rowspan="2" |Lüttich

|Lidje

|Walloon

|

Liège

|French

|

Ostend

|Ostende

|Oostende

|Dutch

|

China

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|+{{Flag|China}}

rowspan="2" |English name

! rowspan="2" |German name

! colspan="2" |Endonym

! rowspan="2" |Notes

Name

!Language

Beijing

|Peking

|Beijing

|Mandarin

|

Guangzhou

|Kanton

|Guangzhou

|Mandarin

|

Jiaozhou

|Kiautschou

|Jiaozhou

|Mandarin

|

Nanjing

|Nanking

|Nanjing

|Mandarin

|

Qingdao

|Tsingtau

|Qingdao

|Mandarin

|

Croatia

Cyprus

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|+{{Flag|Cyprus}} Zypern

rowspan="2" |English name

! rowspan="2" |German name

! colspan="2" |Endonym

! rowspan="2" |Notes

Name

!Language

rowspan="2" |Nicosia

| rowspan="2" |Nikosia

|Lefkosía (Λευκωσία)

|Greek

|

Lefkoşa

|Turkish

|

Czech Republic

Denmark

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|+{{Flag|Denmark}} Dänemark

rowspan="2" |English name

! rowspan="2" |German name

! colspan="2" |Endonym

! rowspan="2" |Notes

Name

!Language

Copenhagen

|Kopenhagen

|København

|Danish

|

Djibouti

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|+{{Flag|Djibouti}} Dschibuti

rowspan="2" |English name

! rowspan="2" |German name

! colspan="2" |Endonym

! rowspan="2" |Notes

Name

!Language

Djibouti

|Dschibuti

|Ville de Djibouti

|French

|

Egypt

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|+{{Flag|Egypt}} Ägypten

rowspan="2" |English name

! rowspan="2" |German name

! colspan="2" |Endonym

! rowspan="2" |Notes

Name

!Language

Cairo

|Kairo

|al-Qāhirah

|Arabic

|

Estonia

Faroe Islands

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|+{{Flag|Faroe Islands}} Färöer Inseln

! rowspan="2" |English name

! rowspan="2" |German name

! colspan="2" |Endonym

! rowspan="2" |Notes

Name

!Language

Akraberg

|Äckerkliff

|Akraberg

|Faroese

|

Gásadalur

|Gänsetal

|Gásadalur

|Faroese

|

Hoyvík

|Heubucht

|Hoyvík

|Faroese

|

Haldórsvík

|Halldórsbucht

|Haldórsvík

|Faroese

|

Kirkjubøur

|Kirchdorf

|Kirkjubøur

|Faroese

|

Miðvágur

|Mittelbucht

|Miðvágur

|Faroese

|

Syðradalur

|Südtal

|Syðradalur

|Faroese

|

Tórshavn

|Thorshaven

|Tórshavn

|Faroese

|

Vestmanna

|Westmännerhafen

|Vestmanna

|Faroese

|

France

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|+{{Flag|France}} Frankreich

! rowspan="2" |English name

! rowspan="2" |German name

! colspan="2" |Endonym

! rowspan="2" |Notes

Name

!Language

Colmar

|Kolmar

|Colmar

|French

|

Dunkirk

|Dünkirchen

|Dunkerque

|French

|

Mulhouse

|Mülhausen

|Mulhouse

|French

|

Nice

|Nizza

|Nice

|French

|

Strasbourg

|Straßburg

|Strasbourg

|French

|

Georgia

class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"

|+{{Flag|Georgia}} Georgien

rowspan="2" |English name

! rowspan="2" |German name

! colspan="2" |Endonym

! rowspan="2" |Notes

Name

!Language

Tbilisi

|Tiflis

|Tbilisi

|Georgian

|

Greece

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|+{{Flag|Greece}} Griechenland

rowspan="2" |English name

! rowspan="2" |German name

! colspan="2" |Endonym

! rowspan="2" |Notes

Name

!Language

Athens

|Athen

|Athína

|Greek

|

Corfu

|Korfu

|Kérkyra

|Greek

|

Corinth

|Korinth

|Kórinthos

|Greek

|

Piraeus

|Piräus

|Piraiás

|Greek

|

Thebes

|Theben

|Thiva

|Greek

|

Crete

|Kreta

|Kríti

|Greek

|

Rhodes

|Rhodos

|Ródos

|Greek

|

Hungary

India

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|+{{Flag|India}} Indien

rowspan="2" |English name

! rowspan="2" |German name

! colspan="2" |Endonym

! rowspan="2" |Notes

Name

!Language

Kolkata

|Kalkutta

|Kolkata

|Bengali

|

Israel

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|+{{Flag|Israel}}

rowspan="2" |English name

! rowspan="2" |German name

! colspan="2" |Endonym

! rowspan="2" |Notes

Name

!Language

Acre

|Akkon, Akko

|Ako

|Hebrew

|

Alonei Abba

|Waldheim

|Aloney Abba

|Hebrew

|Archaic

Ashkelon

|Ascalon

|Ashkelon

|Hebrew

|

Bnei Atarot

|Wilhelma

|Bney Atarot

|Hebrew

|Archaic

Daburiyya

|Tabor

|Daburiyya

|Hebrew

|

Kafr Kanna

|Kana

|Kafr Kanna

|Hebrew

|

Kfar Tavor

|Kfar Tabor

|Kfar Tavor

|Hebrew

|

Lod

|Lydda

|Lod

|Hebrew

|

Netzer Sereni

|Bir Salem

|Netzer Sereni

|Hebrew

|Used for times before 1948

Sea of Galilee

|See Genezareth

|Yamat HaKineret

|Hebrew

|

Sharona

|Sarona

|Sharona

|Hebrew

|Used for times before 1948

Italy

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|+{{Flag|Italy}}

! rowspan="2" |English name

! rowspan="2" |German name

! colspan="2" |Endonym

! rowspan="2" |Notes

Name

!Language

Agrigento

|Agrigent

|Agrigento

|Italian

|

Brescia

|Brixen

|Brescia

|Italian

| Archaic: Wälsch-Brixen

Florence

|Florenz

|Firenze

|Italian

|

Genoa

|Genua

|Genova

|Italian

|

Gorizia

|Görz

|Gorizia

|Italian

|

Milan

|Mailand

|Milano

|Italian

|

Naples

|Neapel

|Napoli

|Italian

|

Rome

|Rom

|Roma

|Italian

|

Syracuse

|Syrakus

|Siracusa

|Italian

|

Taranto

|Tarent

|Taranto

|Italian

|

Trento

|Trient

|Trento

|Italian

|

Trieste

|Triest

|Trieste

|Italian

|

Venice

|Venedig

|Venezia

|Italian

|

Verona

|Wälsch-Bern

|Verona

|Italian

|Archaic

Japan

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|+{{Flag|Japan}}

rowspan="2" |English name

! rowspan="2" |German name

! colspan="2" |Endonym

! rowspan="2" |Notes

Name

!Language

Tokyo

|Tokio

|Toukyou

|Japanese

|

Latvia

Lebanon

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|+{{Flag|Lebanon}} Libanon

rowspan="2" |English name

! rowspan="2" |German name

! colspan="2" |Endonym

! rowspan="2" |Notes

Name

!Language

Tripoli

|Tripoli(s)

|Ṭarabulus

|Arabic

|

Tyre

|Tyrus

|Ṣūr

|Arabic

|

Libya

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|+{{Flag|Libya}} Libyen

rowspan="2" |English name

! rowspan="2" |German name

! colspan="2" |Endonym

! rowspan="2" |Notes

Name

!Language

Tripoli

|Tripolis

|Ṭarabulus

|Arabic

|

Lithuania

{{see also|List of German exonyms for places in Lithuania|List of cities and towns in East Prussia}}

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|+{{Flag|Lithuania}} Litauen

rowspan="2" |English name

! rowspan="2" |German name

! colspan="2" |Endonym

! rowspan="2" |Notes

Name

!Language

Alytus

|Alitten

|Alytus

|Lithuanian

|

Kretinga

|Crottingen

|Kretinga

|Lithuanian

|

Gargždai

|Garsden

|Gargždai

|Lithuanian

|

Kaunas

|Kauen

|Kaunas

|Lithuanian

|

Klaipėda

|Memel

|Klaipėda

|Lithuanian

|

Nida

|Nidden

|Nida

|Lithuanian

|

Pagėgiai

|Pogegen

|Pagėgiai

|Lithuanian

|

Palanga

|Polangen

|Palanga

|Lithuanian

|

Panevėžys

|Ponewiesch

|Panevėžys

|Lithuanian

|

Rusnė

|Ruß

|Rusnė

|Lithuanian

|

Saugos

|Saugen

|Saugos

|Lithuanian

|

Šiauliai

|Schaulen

|Šiauliai

|Lithuanian

|

Šilutė

|Heydekrug

|Šilutė

|Lithuanian

|

Tauragė

|Tauroggen

|Tauragė

|Lithuanian

|

Ukmergė

|Wilkomir

|Ukmergė

|Lithuanian

|

Vilkyčiai

|Wilkieten

|Vilkyčiai

|Lithuanian

|

Vilnius

|Wilna

|Vilnius

|Lithuanian

|

Luxembourg

Note that this list only includes towns whose German name is significantly different from the official (mainly French) form. Towns that differ with predictable spelling/ ending changes shown below are not included.

  • ae, c , é, oe, ou, u, v → ä, k, e, ö, u, ü, w
  • -ange, -haff → -ingen, -hof

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|+{{Flag|Luxembourg}} Luxemburg

rowspan="2" |English name

! rowspan="2" |German name

! colspan="2" |Endonym

! rowspan="2" |Notes

Name

!Language

Bellain

|Besslingen

|Bellain

|

|

Bavigne

|Böwen

|Bavigne

|

|

Beaufort

|Befort

|Beaufort

|

|

Belair

|Neumerl

|Belair

|

|

Belvaux

|Beles

|Belvaux

|

|

Berlé

|Berl

|Berlé

|

|

Bicherhaff

|Bicherhof

|Bicherhaff

|

|

Bigonville

|Bondorf

|Bigonville

|

|

Blaschette

|Blanscht

|Blaschette

|

|

Boevange

|Bögen

|Boevange

|

|

Boevange-sur-Attert

|Bögen an der Attert

|Boevange-sur-Attert

|

|

Bollendorf-Pont

|Bollendorferbrück

|Bollendorf-Pont

|

|

Born-Moulin

|Bornmühlen

|Born-Moulin

|

|

Boulaide

|Basuchleiden

|Boulaide

|

|

Bourscheid-Moulin

|Burscheidermühle

|Bourscheid-Moulin

|

|

Brouch

|Bruch

|Brouch

|

|

Burschtermillen

|Burschtermühlen

|Burschtermillen

|

|

Carelshaff

|Karlshoff

|Carelshaff

|

|

Cessange

|Zessingen

|Cessange

|

|

Charage

|Kerschen

|Charage

|

|

Clemency

|Küntzig

|Clemency

|

|

Clervaux

|Clerf

|Clervaux

|

|

Colbette

|Kolbet

|Colbette

|

|

Cruchten

|Krüchten

|Cruchten

|

|

Dabourg-Pont

|Dasburgerbrück

|Dabourg-Pont

|

|

Doncols

|Donkholz

|Doncols

|

|

Eschette

|Brescht

|Eschette

|

|

Fensterdall

|Fenstertal

|Fensterdall

|

|

Folschette

|Fulscht

|Folschette

|

|

Fréiresmillen

|Freiersmühlen

|Fréiresmillen

|

|

Groëstaen

|Grünstein

|Groëstaen

|

|

Hachiville

|Helzingen

|Hachiville

|

|

Hamiville

|Heinsch

|Hamiville

|

|

Hongerhaff

|Hungerhoff

|Hongerhaff

|

|

Kappellebour

|Kappellenbur

|Kappellebour

|

|

Klenge Bourghaff

|Kleiner Burghof

|Klenge Bourghaff

|

|

Koenerhaff

|Könnerhaff

|Koenerhaff

|

|

Koeschettte

|Köscht

|Koeschettte

|

|

Kreiz

|Kreuz

|Kreiz

|

|

Lamadelaine

|Rollingen

|Lamadelaine

|

|

Larochette

|Fels

|Larochette

|

|

Meysembourg

|Meisemburg

|Meysembourg

|

|

Michelbouch

|Michelbuch

|Michelbouch

|

|

Michelsbierg

|Michelsberg

|Michelsbierg

|

|

Mierschgronn

|Mierschgrund

|Mierschgronn

|

|

Mondercange

|Monnerich

|Mondercange

|

|

Mondorf-les-Bains

|Bad Mondorf

|Mondorf-les-Bains

|

|

Moulin de Bigonville

|Bondorfermühle

|Moulin de Bigonville

|

|

Moutfort

|Mutfurt

|Moutfort

|

|

Neihaisgen

|Neuhäuschen

|Neihaisgen

|

|

Perlé

|Perl

|Perlé

|

|

Petit-Nobressart

|Klein Elcherodt

|Petit-Nobressart

|

|

Pontpierre

|Steinbrücken

|Pontpierre

|

|Both names mean "stone bridge"

Quarte-Vents

|Vierwinden

|Quarte-Vents

|

|Both names mean "four winds"

Roodt-lès-Ell

|Rodt bei Ell

|Roodt-lès-Ell

|

|

Roodt-sur-Eisch

|Rodt an der Eisch

|Roodt-sur-Eisch

|

|

Roodt-sur-Syre

|Rodt an der Syre

|Roodt-sur-Syre

|

|

Roudenhaff

|Rodenhof

|Roudenhaff

|

|

Sanem

|Sassenheim

|Sanem

|

|

Septfontaines

|Simmern

|Septfontaines

|

|

Soleuvre

|Zolver

|Soleuvre

|

|

Sonlez

|Soller

|Sonlez

|

|

Surré

|Syr

|Surré

|

|

Tarchamps

|Ischpelt

|Tarchamps

|

|

Troine

|Trotten

|Troine

|

|

Troisvierges

|Ulflingen

|Troisvierges

|

|

Wallendorf-Pont

|Wallendorferbrück

|Wallendorf-Pont

|

|

Wincrange

|Wintger

|Wincrange

|

|

Moldova

class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"

|+{{Flag|Moldova}} Moldawien

rowspan="2" |Moldovan place

! rowspan="2" |German name

! colspan="2" |Endonym

! rowspan="2" |Notes

Name

!Language

Chișinău

|Kischenau, Kischinau, Kischinew

|Chișinău

|Romanian

|

Cioburciu (Transnistria)

|Hirtenheim

|Cioburciu (Transnistria)

|Romanian

|

Rîșcani

|Ryschkanowka

|Rîșcani

|Romanian

|

Soltoaia

|Scholtoi

|Soltoaia

|Romanian

|

Valea Norocului

|Glückstal

|Valea Norocului

|Romanian

|

Morocco

class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"

|+{{Flag|Morocco}} Marokko

rowspan="2" |English name

! rowspan="2" |German name

! colspan="2" |Endonym

! rowspan="2" |Notes

Name

!Language

Essaouira

|Mogador

|aṣ-Ṣawīra

|Arabic

|outdated

Myanmar

class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"

|+{{Flag|Myanmar}}

rowspan="2" |English name

! rowspan="2" |German name

! colspan="2" |Endonym

! rowspan="2" |Notes

Name

!Language

Yangon

|Rangun

|Yangon

|Burmese

|Compare dated English Rangoon

Namibia

class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"

|+{{Flag|Namibia}}

rowspan="2" |English name

! rowspan="2" |German name

! colspan="2" |Endonym

! rowspan="2" |Notes

Name

!Language

Walvis Bay

|Walfischbucht, Walfischbai

|Walvis Bay

|Afrikaans

|

Windhoek

|Windhuk

|Windhoek

|Afrikaans

|

Netherlands

class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"

|+{{Flag|Netherlands}} Die Niederlande

rowspan="2" |English name

! rowspan="2" |German name

! colspan="2" |Endonym

! rowspan="2" |Notes

Name

!Language

Arnhem

|Arnheim

|Arnhem

|Dutch

|

Boskoop

|Boskop

|Boskoop

|Dutch

|

Kerkrade

|Kirchrath

|Kerkrade

|Dutch

|

Nieuweschans

|Neuschanz

|Nieuweschans

|Dutch

|

Nijmegen

|Nimwegen

|Nijmegen

|Dutch

|

Roermond

|Rurmund

|Roermond

|Dutch

|

's-Hertogenbosch

|Herzogenbusch

|'s-Hertogenbosch

|Dutch

|

Swalmen

|Schwalmen

|Swalmen

|Dutch

|

The Hague

|Den Haag

|Den Haag

|Dutch

|No definite article

Ubach over Worms

|Waubach

|Ubach over Worms

|Dutch

|

Wahlwiller

|Wahlweiler

|Wahlwiller

|Dutch

|

North Korea

class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"

|+{{Flag|North Korea}} Nordkorea

rowspan="2" |English name

! rowspan="2" |German name

! colspan="2" |Endonym

! rowspan="2" |Notes

Name

!Language

Pyongyang

|Pjöngjang

|P'yŏngyang

|Korean

|

Norway

class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"

|+{{Flag|Norway}} Norwegen

rowspan="2" |English name

! rowspan="2" |German name

! colspan="2" |Endonym

! rowspan="2" |Notes

Name

!Language

Trondheim

|Drontheim

|Trondheim

|Norwegian

|Obsolete; briefly used during World War II

Papua New Guinea

class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"

|+{{Flag|Papua New Guinea}} Papua Neuguinea

rowspan="2" |English name

! rowspan="2" |German name

! colspan="2" |Endonym

! rowspan="2" |Notes

Name

!Language

Kokopo

|Herbertshöhe

|Kokopo

|

|

Poland

class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"

|+{{Flag|Poland}} Polen

rowspan="2" |English name

! rowspan="2" |German name

! colspan="2" |Endonym

! rowspan="2" |Inhabitant and surname

Name

!Language

Bydgoszcz

|Bromberg

|Bydgoszcz

|Polish

|Bromberger

Gdańsk

|Danzig

|Gdańsk

|Polish

|Danziger

Katowice

|Kattowitz

|Katowice

|Polish

|Kattowitzer

Kraków

|Krakau

|Kraków

|Polish

|Krakauer

Poznań

|Posen

|Poznań

|Polish

|Posener

Szczecin

|Stettin

|Szczecin

|Polish

|Stettiner

Warsaw

|Warschau

|Warszawa

|Polish

|Warschauer

Wrocław

|Breslau

|Wrocław

|Polish

|Breslauer

Portugal

class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"

|+{{Flag|Portugal}}

rowspan="2" |English name

! rowspan="2" |German name

! colspan="2" |Endonym

! rowspan="2" |Notes

Name

!Language

Lisbon

|Lissabon

|Lisboa

|Portuguese

|

Romania

class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"

|+{{Flag|Romania}} Rumänien

rowspan="2" |English name

! rowspan="2" |German name

! colspan="2" |Endonym

! rowspan="2" |Notes

Name

!Language

Bacău

|Bakau

|Bacău

|Romanian

|Archaic

Baia Mare

|Frauenbach

|Baia Mare

|Romanian

|Archaic

Botoșan

|Botoschan

|Botoșan

|Romanian

|Archaic

Brașov

|Kronstadt

|Brașov

|Romanian

|Archaic

Bucharest

|Bukarest

|București

|Romanian

|

Buzău

|Busäu

|Buzău

|Romanian

|Archaic

Câmpulung

|Langena

|Câmpulung

|Romanian

|Archaic

Cluj-Napoca

|Klausenburg

|Cluj-Napoca

|Romanian

|Archaic

Constanța

|Konstanz(a)

|Constanța

|Romanian

|Archaic

Craiova

|Kragau, Krajowa

|Craiova

|Romanian

|Archaic

Curtea de Argeș

|Argisch

|Curtea de Argeș

|Romanian

|Archaic

Focșani

|Fokschan

|Focșani

|Romanian

|Archaic

Galați

|Galatz

|Galați

|Romanian

|Archaic

Giurgiu

|Sankt Georg, Zurz

|Giurgiu

|Romanian

|Archaic

Hunedoara

|Eisenmarkt

|Hunedoara

|Romanian

|Archaic

Iași

|Jassy

|Iași

|Romanian

|Archaic

Oradea

|Großwardein

|Oradea

|Romanian

|Archaic

Piatra Neamț

|Kreuzburg an der Bistritz

|Piatra Neamț

|Romanian

|Archaic

Pitești

|Pitesk

|Pitești

|Romanian

|Archaic

Râmnicu Sărat

|Rebnick, Rümnick

|Râmnicu Sărat

|Romanian

|Archaic

Râmnicu Vâlcea

|Königsberg, Wultsch

|Râmnicu Vâlcea

|Romanian

|Archaic

Reșița

|Reschitz(a)

|Reșița

|Romanian

|Archaic

Roman

|Romesmark

|Roman

|Romanian

|Archaic

Satu Mare

|Sathmar

|Satu Mare

|Romanian

|Archaic

Sibiu

|Hermannstadt

|Sibiu

|Romanian

|Archaic

Sighișoara

|Schäßburg

|Sighișoara

|Romanian

|Archaic

Slatina

|Zelatna

|Slatina

|Romanian

|Archaic

Slobozia

|Freisdtadt

|Slobozia

|Romanian

|Archaic

Suceava

|Suczawa

|Suceava

|Romanian

|Archaic

Târgoviște

|Tergowisch

|Târgoviște

|Romanian

|Archaic

Târgu Jiu

|Tergoschwyl

|Târgu Jiu

|Romanian

|Archaic

Târgu Mureș

|Neumarkt

|Târgu Mureș

|Romanian

|Archaic

Timișoara

|Temeschburg, Temeswar

|Timișoara

|Romanian

|Archaic

Tulcea

|Tultscha, Tultschs

|Tulcea

|Romanian

|Archaic

Turnu Măgurele

|Großnikopel

|Turnu Măgurele

|Romanian

|Archaic

Russia

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|+{{Flag|Russia}} Russland

rowspan="2" |English name

! rowspan="2" |German name

! colspan="2" |Endonym

! rowspan="2" |Notes

Name

!Language

Gatchina

|Lindemannstadt

|Gatchina

|Russian

|Was renamed during WW2, but switch back after the war.

Kaliningrad

|Königsberg

|Kaliningrad

|Russian

|Archaic, founded with German name

Lomonosov

|Oranienbaum

|Lomonosov

|Russian

|Archaic; founded with German name

Moscow

|Moskau

|Moskva

|Russian

|

Saint Petersburg

|Sankt Petersburg

|Sankt Peterburg

|Russian

|Founded with German name

Shlisselburg

|Schlüsselburg

|Shlisselburg

|Russian

|Archaic, founded with German name

Yekaterinburg

|Katharinenburg

|Yekaterinburg

|Russian

|Archaic, founded with German name

Serbia

For German place names in the Vojvodina region, please see: German exonyms (Vojvodina)

class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"

|+{{Flag|Serbia}} Serbien

rowspan="2" |English name

! rowspan="2" |German name

! colspan="2" |Endonym

! rowspan="2" |Notes

Name

!Language

Belgrade

|Belgrad

|Beograd

|Serbian

|

Slovakia

Slovenia

South Africa

class="wikitable sortable"

|+{{Flag|South Africa}} Südafrika

rowspan="2" |English name

! rowspan="2" |German name

! colspan="2" |Endonym

! rowspan="2" |Notes

Name

!Language

rowspan="3" |Cape Town

| rowspan="3" |Kapstadt

|Kaapstad

|Afrikaans

|

Cape Town

|English

|

iKapa

|Xhosa

|

Spain

class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"

|+{{Flag|Spain}} Spanien

rowspan="2" |English name

! rowspan="2" |German name

! colspan="2" |Endonym

! rowspan="2" |Notes

Name

!Language

Aragón

|Aragonien

|Aragón

|Aragonese

|

Balearic Islands

|Balearen

|Illes Balears

|Catalan

|

Canary Islands

|Kanaren

|Islas Canarias

|Spanish

|

Tenerife

|Teneriffa

|Tenerife

|Spanish

|

Zaragoza

|Saragossa

|Zaragoza

|Spanish

|

Sweden

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|+{{Flag|Sweden}} Schweden

rowspan="2" |English name

! rowspan="2" |German name

! colspan="2" |Endonym

! rowspan="2" |Notes

Name

!Language

Gothenburg

|Göteborg (Gotenburg)

|Göteborg

|Swedish

|

Scania

|Schonen

|Skåne

|Swedish

|

Switzerland

class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"

|+{{Flag|Switzerland}} Schweiz

rowspan="2" |English name

! rowspan="2" |German name

! colspan="2" |Endonym

! rowspan="2" |Notes

Name

!Language

Delémont

|Delsberg

|Delémont

|French

|

Geneva

|Genf

|Genève

|French

|

Neuchâtel

|Neuenburg

|Neuchâtel

|French

|

Sion

|Sitten

|Sion

|French

|

Syria

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|+{{Flag|Syria}} Syrien

rowspan="2" |English name

! rowspan="2" |German name

! colspan="2" |Endonym

! rowspan="2" |Notes

Name

!Language

Damascus

|Damaskus

|Dimashq

|Arabic

|

Taiwan

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|+{{Flag|Taiwan}}

rowspan="2" |English name

! rowspan="2" |German name

! colspan="2" |Endonym

! rowspan="2" |Notes

Name

!Language

Taipei

|Taipeh

|Taipei

|

|German name from Hokkien endonym

Tanzania

All of the below names are now obsolete. They were formerly used when Tanzania was part of the colony of German East Africa.

class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"

|+{{Flag|Tanzania}} Tansania

rowspan="2" |English name

! rowspan="2" |German name

! colspan="2" |Endonym

! rowspan="2" |Notes

Name

!Language

Galula

|St. Moritz

|Galula

|

|

Igulwa

|Mariahilf

|Igulwa

|

|

Ikombe

|Alt-Langenburg

|Ikombe

|

|

Ilembule

|Emmaberg

|Ilembule

|

|

Kasanga

|Bismarckburg, Wißmannhafen

|Kasanga

|

|German names referred to two different cities

Kazimzumbwi

|Kaiseraue

|Kazimzumbwi

|

|

Kirondatal

|Kirondathal

|Kirondatal

|

|

Kizarawe

|Hoffnungshöh

|Kizarawe

|

|

Leganga

|Leudorf

|Leganga

|

|

Liuli

|Sphinxhafen

|Liuli

|

|

Lumbira

|Neu-Langenburg

|Lumbira

|

|

Lushoto

|Wilhelmsdorf, Wilhelsmthal

|Lushoto

|

|

Manda

|Weidhafen

|Manda

|

|

Mbulu

|Neu-Trier

|Mbulu

|

|

Mibirizi

|Bergfrieden

|Mibirizi

|

|

Mikese

|Neu-Bonn

|Mikese

|

|

{{ill|Mlalo|sw|Mlalo (Lushoto)}}

|Hohenfriedberg

|Mlalo

|

|

Mnazi

|Neu-Bethel

|Mnazi

|

|

Nansio

|Peterswerft

|Nansio

|

|

Nyakanazi

|Friedberg

|Nyakanazi

|

|

Rombo

|Fischerstadt

|Rombo

|

|

Sekenke

|Sachsenwald

|Sekenke

|

|

Shume

|Neu-Hornow

|Shume

|

|

Tukuyu

|Langenburg

|Tukuyu

|

|

Ushetu

|Marienthal

|Ushetu

|

|

Uvinza

|Gottorp

|Uvinza

|

|

Turkey

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|+{{Flag|Turkey}} Türkei

rowspan="2" |English name

! rowspan="2" |German name

! colspan="2" |Endonym

! rowspan="2" |Notes

Name

!Language

Antakya

|Antiochia

|Antakya

|Turkish

|Archaic

Edirne

|Adrianopel

|Ediren

|Turkish

|Archaic

Ephesus

|Ephesos

|Efes

|Turkish

|

|Gallipoli

|Gallipoli

|Gelibolu

|Turkish

|

Halicarnassus

|Halikarnassos

|Halikarnas

|Turkish

|

Istanbul

|Byzanz

|İstanbul

|Turkish

|Archaic

Istanbul

|Konstantinopel

|İstanbul

|Turkish

|Archaic

İzmir

|Smyrna

|İzmir

|Turkish

|Archaic

Trabzon

|Trapezunt

|Trabzon

|Turkish

|Archaic

Troy

|Troja

|Truva

|Turkish

|

Ukraine

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|+{{Flag|Ukraine}}

rowspan="2" |English name

! rowspan="2" |German name

! colspan="2" |Endonym

! rowspan="2" |Notes

Name

!Language

Bazaryanka

|Schulzheim

|Bazaryanka

|

|Founded with German name

Belenkoye

|Schabolat

|Belenkoye

|

|Founded with German name

Berehove

|Bergsaß, Lampertshaus

|Berehove

|

|

Bilhorod-Dnistrovsky

|Akkerman

|Akkerman

|

|

Buschtyno

|Buschtyn an der Theiß

|Buschtyno

|

|

Chernivtsi

|Czernowitz/ Tschernowitz

|Chernivtsi

|

|

Chernobyl

|Tschernobyl

|Chernobyl

|

|

Dubove

|Dombau, Dombo

|Dubove

|

|

Ivano-Frankivsk

|Stanislau

|Ivano-Frankivsk

|

|

Georgievka

|Mariental

|Georgievka

|

|Founded with German name

Glinnaya

|Glückstal

|Glinnaya

|

|Founded with German name

Karmanova

|Neudorf

|Karmanova

|

|Founded with German name

Khust

|Hußt

|Khust

|

|

Kolosova

|Bergdorf

|Kolosova

|

|Founded with German name

Komarivka

|Kassel

|Komarivka

|

|Founded with German name

Korolevo

|Königsfeld an der Theiß

|Korolevo

|

|

Lviv

|Lemberg

|Lviv

|

|

Mukachevo

|Munkatsch

|Mukachevo

|

|

Rakhiv

|Rauhau

|Rakhiv

|

|

Rivne

|Röwne

|Rivne

|

|

Sergeievko

|Josefstal

|Sergeievko

|

|Founded with German name

Sevastopol

|Sewastopol

|Sevastopol

|

|

Shabo

|Schabo Kolonie

|Shabo

|

|Founded with German name

Solotvyno

|Salzgruben

|Solotvyno

|

|

Svaliava

|Schwal(l)bach

|Svaliava

|

|

Tiachiv

|Großteutschenau

|Tiachiv

|

|

Uzhhorod

|Ungarish Burg, Ungstadt, Ungwar

|Uzhhorod

|

|

Vinnytsia

|Winniza

|Vinnytsia

|

|

United Kingdom

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|+{{Flag|United Kingdom}} Vereinigtes Königreich

rowspan="2" |English name

! rowspan="2" |German name

! colspan="2" |Endonym

! rowspan="2" |Notes

Name

!Language

Birmingham

|Bermingheim

|Birmingham

|English

|Archaic

Canterbury

|Kantelberg, Kanterberg

|Canterbury

|English

|Archaic

Channel Islands

|Kanalinseln, Normannische Inseln

|Channel Islands

|English

|

Dover Strait

|Straße von Calais

|Dover Strait

|English

|

rowspan="2" |Edinburgh

| rowspan="2" |Edinburg

|Edinburgh

|Scots

|

Dùn Èideann

|Scottish Gaelic

|

English Channel

|Ärmelkanal

|English Channel

|English

|

Orkney

|Orkaden

|Orkney

|Scots

|Archaic

Scalloway

|Schaldewage

|Scalloway

|Scots

|Archaic

rowspan="2" |Scotland

| rowspan="2" |Schottland

|Scotland

|Scots

|

Alba

|Scottish Gaelic

|

Thames

|Themse

|Thames

|English

|

White Cliffs of Dover

|Kreidefelsen von Dover

|White Cliffs of Dover

|English

|

See also

References