Elamur LocationsSalaspils
A settlement in Latvia.
English name
Salaspils — Latvian official Latin-script name, retained in English in its native spelling.
Other forms in use:
- Kirchholm — Historical German name used in English accounts of the Polish–Swedish battle.
- Kircholm — Alternative historical spelling, especially common in English military histories.
French name
Salaspils — Same as in English; retain this spelling in French. No separate French exonym is selected.
Other forms in use:
- Kirchholm — Historical name used in French accounts of the 1605 battle.
- Kircholm — Variant established in French military-history writing.
About
Salaspils is a town southeast of Riga on the Daugava River. It is known for its botanical garden and for a memorial at the site of a Nazi camp.
Notes
The town, battle site and Nazi camp are related but are not identical geographical objects. Input label is Ukrainian or indirect; local_name gives the native spelling.
Identifiers: Wikidata Q732986 · JSON
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