Elamur LocationsCēsis
A settlement in Latvia.
English name
Cēsis — Latvian official Latin-script name, retained in English in its native spelling.
Other forms in use:
- Wenden — Historical German name widely used in English accounts of Livonia and its battles.
- Venden — Historical Russian and Yiddish-mediated name used in English community records.
- Kieś — Polish historical name in English accounts of Livonia.
- Kies — Diacritic-free version of the Polish name.
- Tsesis — Russian-based spelling used in Soviet-era references.
- Võnnu — Estonian name used in English accounts of the Estonian role in the 1919 battle; not the separate Estonian settlement of Võnnu.
- Cesis — Diacritic-free search spelling of the native name; not a separate official name.
French name
Cēsis — Same as in English; retain this spelling in French. No separate French exonym is selected.
Other forms in use:
- Wenden — Historical name used in French accounts of Livonia and the Livonian Order.
- Venden — Russian-mediated historical spelling in older French sources.
- Kieś — Polish historical name quoted in French scholarship.
- Tsesis — International Russian-based spelling in French source citations.
- Cesis — Accent-free search form for French keyboards and older indexes; preserve the native letters in edited French.
About
Cēsis is a town in Latvia’s Vidzeme region near the Gauja valley. Its medieval castle was an important seat of the Livonian Order, and the old centre remains a major heritage attraction.
Notes
Estonian Võnnu can identify this Latvian town in battle histories but also names a separate place in Estonia. Input label is Ukrainian or indirect; local_name gives the native spelling.
Identifiers: Wikidata Q107582 · JSON
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