Olaine
A settlement in Latvia.
English name
Olaine — Current official Latvian Latin-script name, retained in English with its local spelling.
Other forms in use:
- Olai — German historical name connected with the older church and railway locality; historical uses do not always describe the footprint of the modern industrial town.
French name
Olaine — Same form as in English; retained in French reference usage.
Other forms in use:
- Olai — German historical locality name for French Baltic-history retrieval; not all older references describe the modern town.
About
Olaine is a town southwest of Riga in Latvia. Its modern growth is associated with chemical and pharmaceutical industries.
Notes
Olai is associated with the older church/railway locality near Jaunolaine. The modern industrial town is not interchangeable with every historical use of that name. Reference pages checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olaine ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olaine.
Identifiers: Wikidata Q249715 · JSON
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