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 .
Algeria [ ]
Algeria Algerien
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Endonym
Algiers
Algier
Al-Jazā'ir
Arabic
Belarus [ ]
Belarus Weißrussland
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Endonym
Grodno
Garten [1]
Hrodna
Belarusian
Archaic
Belgium [ ]
Belgium Belgien
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Endonym
Bruges
Brügge
Brugge
Dutch
Brussels
Brüssel
Brussel
Dutch
Bruxelles
French
Leuven
Löwen
Leuven
Dutch
Liège
Lüttich
Lidje
Walloon
Liège
French
Ostend
Ostende
Oostende
Dutch
China [ ]
China
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Endonym
Beijing
Peking
Beijing
Mandarin
Guangzhou
Kanton
Guangzhou
Mandarin
Jiaozhou
Kiautschou
Jiaozhou
Mandarin
Nanjing
Nanking
Nanjing
Mandarin
Qingdao
Tsingtau
Qingdao
Mandarin
Croatia [ ]
Cyprus [ ]
Cyprus Zypern
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Endonym
Nicosia
Nikosia
Lefkosía (Λευκωσία)
Greek
Lefkoşa
Turkish
Czech Republic [ ]
As German was an official language during the Empire of Austria, those names are NOT exonyms.
Denmark [ ]
Denmark Dänemark
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Endonym
Copenhagen
Kopenhagen
København
Danish
Djibouti [ ]
Djibouti Dschibuti
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Endonym
Djibouti
Dschibuti
Ville de Djibouti
French
Egypt [ ]
Egypt Ägypten
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Endonym
Cairo
Kairo
al-Qāhirah
Arabic
Estonia [ ]
France [ ]
Georgia [ ]
Georgia Georgien
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Endonym
Tbilisi
Tiflis
Tbilisi
Georgian
Greece [ ]
Greece Griechenland
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Endonym
Athens
Athen
Athína
Greek
Corfu
Korfu
Kérkyra
Greek
Corinth
Korinth
Kórinthos
Greek
Pireus
Piräus
Piraiás
Greek
Thebes
Theben
Thiva
Greek
Crete
Kreta
Kríti
Greek
Rhodes
Rhodos
Ródos
Greek
Hungary [ ]
India [ ]
India Indien
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Endonym
Kolkata
Kalkutta
Kolkata
Bengali
Israel [ ]
Israel
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Endonym
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 [ ]
Italy
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Endonym
Agrigento
Agrigent
Agrigento
Italian
Brescia
Wälsch-Brixen
Brescia
Italian
archaic
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 [ ]
Japan
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Endonym
Tokyo
Tokio
Toukyou
Japanese
Latvia [ ]
Lebanon [ ]
Lebanon Libanon
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Endonym
Tripoli
Tripoli(s)
Ṭarabulus
Arabic
Tyre
Tyrus
Ṣūr
Arabic
Libya [ ]
Libya Libyen
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Endonym
Tripoli
Tripolis
Ṭarabulus
Arabic
Lithuania [ ]
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
Luxembourg Luxemburg
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Endonym
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 [ ]
Morocco [ ]
Morocco Marokko
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Endonym
Essaouira
Mogador
aṣ-Ṣawīra
Arabic
outdated
Myanmar [ ]
Namibia [ ]
Netherlands [ ]
Netherlands Die Niederlande
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Endonym
Arnhem
Arnheim
Arnhem
Dutch
Boskoop
Boskop
Boskoop
Dutch
Kerkrade
Kirchrath
Kerkrade
Dutch
Nieuwenschans
Neuenschanz
Nieuwenschans
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 [ ]
Norway [ ]
Norway Norwegen
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Endonym
Trondheim
Drontheim
Trondheim
Norwegian
Obsolete; briefly used during World War II
Papua New Guinea [ ]
Papua New Guinea Papua Neuguinea
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Endonym
Kokopo
Herbertshöhe
Kokopo
Poland [ ]
List of German exonyms for places in Poland
Poland Polen
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Endonym
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 [ ]
Romania [ ]
Romania Rumänien
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Endonym
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 Mureş
Neumarkt
Târgu Mureş
Romanian
Archaic
Timișoara
Temeschburg, Temeswar
Timișoara
Romanian
Archaic
Tulcea
Tultscha, Tultschs
Tulcea
Romanian
Archaic
Turnu Măgurele
Großnikopel
Turnu Măgurele
Romanian
Archaic
Russia [ ]
Russia Russland
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Endonym
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)
Serbia Serbien
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Endonym
Belgrade
Belgrad
Beograd
Serbian
Slovakia [ ]
List of German exonyms for places in Slovakia
Slovenia [ ]
List of German exonyms for places in Slovenia
South Africa [ ]
South Africa Südafrika
Endonym
Cape Town
Kapstadt
Kaapstad
Afrikaans
Cape Town
English
iKapa
Xhosa
Spain [ ]
Spain Spanien
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Endonym
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 [ ]
Sweden Schweden
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Endonym
Scania
Schonen
Skåne
Swedish
Switzerland [ ]
Syria [ ]
Syria Syrien
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Endonym
Damascus
Damaskus
Dimashq
Arabic
Taiwan [ ]
Taiwan
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Endonym
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 .
Tanzania Tansania
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Endonym
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
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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 [ ]
Turkey Türkei
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Endonym
Antakya
Antiochia
Antakya
Turkish
Archaic
Edirne
Adrianopel
Ediren
Turkish
Archaic
Ephesus
Ephesos
Efes
Turkish
Gallipoli
Gallipoli
Gelibolu
Turkish
Halicarnassus
Halikarnassos
Halikarnas
Turkish
İstanbul
Byzanz
İstanbul
Turkish
Archaic
İstanbul
Konstantinopel
İstanbul
Turkish
Archaic
İzmir
Smyrna
İzmir
Turkish
Archaic
Trabzon
Trapezunt
Trabzon
Turkish
Archaic
Troy
Troja
Truva
Turkish
Ukraine [ ]
Ukraine
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Endonym
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
Stansislau
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, Ungwqar
Uzhhorod
Vinnytsia
Winniza
Vinnytsia
United Kingdom [ ]
United Kingdom Vereinigtes Königreich
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Endonym
Canterbury
Kantelberg, Kanterberg
Canterbury
English
Archaic
Channel Islands
Kanalinseln, Normannische Inseln
Channel Islands
English
Dover Strait
Straße von Calais
Dover Strait
English
Edinburgh
Edinburg
Edinburgh
Scots
Dùn Èideann
Scottish Gaelic
English Channel
Ärmelkanal
English Channel
English
Orkney
Orkaden
Orkney
Scots
Archaic
Scalloway
Schaldewage
Scalloway
Scots
Archaic
Scotland
Schottland
Scotland
Scots
Alba
Scottish Gaelic
Thames
Themse
Thames
English
White Cliffs of Dover
Kreidefelsen von Dover
White Cliffs of Dover
English
See also [ ]
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