Elamur LocationsBiržai
A settlement in Lithuania.
English name
Biržai — Current official Lithuanian Latin-script name, retained in English with its local spelling; no Cyrillic romanization is required.
Other forms in use:
- Birże — Historical Polish name quoted in English regional history and genealogical references.
- Birsen — German historical name used in English Baltic history.
- Birzh — Yiddish-derived name used in Jewish historical and genealogical references; not the modern civic name.
- Birzai — Diacritic-free typing or indexing form of Biržai for English retrieval; not a separate official name. Independent prose frequency is unverified.
- Birze — Diacritic-free typing or indexing form of Birże for English retrieval; not a separate official name. Independent prose frequency is unverified.
French name
Biržai — Same form as in English; retained in French reference usage, without a separate French exonym.
Other forms in use:
- Birże — Polish historical form indexed in French reference naming data.
- Birsen — German historical name relevant to French histories of the Radziwiłł family.
- Birzh — Jewish historical name for retrieval in French-language sources; exact frequency in French prose is unverified.
- Birzai — Diacritic-free typing or indexing form of Biržai for French retrieval; not a separate official name. Independent prose frequency is unverified.
- Birze — Diacritic-free typing or indexing form of Birże for French retrieval; not a separate official name. Independent prose frequency is unverified.
About
Biržai is a town beside Lake Širvėna in northern Lithuania. It is known for the reconstructed Radziwiłł castle and for the region's traditional brewing culture.
Notes
Reference pages checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biržai ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biržai.
Identifiers: Wikidata Q804035 · JSON
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