Elamur LocationsJēkabpils
A settlement in Latvia.
English name
Jēkabpils — Current Latvian Latin-script name, retained in English with its native spelling.
Other forms in use:
- Jakobstadt — German historical name used in English Baltic history.
- Jacobstadt — Older German spelling in English historical references.
- Jakobštate — Older Latvian adaptation of the German name.
- Yakobstadt — Russian-mediated English historical spelling.
- Jekabpils — Unaccented Latvian spelling.
French name
Jēkabpils — Same as in English; retain the native Latin spelling in French. No separate established French exonym is selected.
Other forms in use:
- Jakobstadt — German historical name used in French accounts of Courland.
- Jacobstadt — Older German spelling in French historical material.
- Iakobstadt — Russian-mediated French historical transcription.
- Jekabpils — Unaccented search form in French plain text; retain the native diacritics in edited French.
About
Jēkabpils is a city on the Daugava in eastern Latvia. It brings together the historic town on one bank and Krustpils, with its castle, on the other.
Notes
Krustpils became part of Jēkabpils in 1962 but is not an exact historical synonym for the older town. Local history: https://visit.jekabpils.lv/lv/par-novadu/ . Input label 'Єкабпілс' is Ukrainian or indirect; local_name gives the native spelling. The 1962 union is confirmed at https://visit.jekabpils.lv/en/objekti/iepazisti/apskates-vietas/location/tilts-par-daugavu/ .
Identifiers: Wikidata Q191120 · JSON
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