Limbaži
A settlement in Latvia.
English name
Limbaži — Official Latvian Latin-script name retained in English.
Other forms in use:
- Lemsal — Historical German name used in English Baltic references.
- Lemsahl — Variant historical German spelling quoted in English local history.
- Lemsalu — Estonian name explicitly quoted in English references.
- Limbaž — Livonian name explicitly quoted in English references.
- Lemisele — Early Livonian settlement name recorded in English history; historical scope differs from the modern town.
- Limbazi — Diacritic-free typing/indexing variant of Limbaži for English retrieval; independent prose frequency unverified.
- Limbaz — Diacritic-free typing/indexing variant of Limbaž for English retrieval; independent prose frequency unverified.
French name
Limbaži — Same as in English; the French locality reference uses this heading.
Other forms in use:
- Lemsal — German historical name indexed in French naming data; not asserted as a current French exonym.
- Limbazi — Diacritic-free typing/indexing variant of Limbaži for French retrieval; independent prose frequency unverified.
About
Limbaži is a town in the Vidzeme region of northern Latvia. Its medieval castle ruins recall its former role as a fortified trading town linked to the Hanseatic world.
Notes
Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limbaži ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limbaži.
Identifiers: Wikidata Q166684 · JSON
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