Elamur LocationsDzierżoniów
A settlement in Poland.
English name
Dzierżoniów — Polish Latin-script name used in English; the native spelling is retained rather than retransliterating the Ukrainian input label.
Other forms in use:
- Reichenbach — German historical name; ambiguous without a Silesian context.
- Reichenbach im Eulengebirge — Full German historical designation distinguishing other towns named Reichenbach.
- Rychbach — Earlier Polish form, before adoption of Dzierżoniów in 1946.
- Dzierzoniow — Spelling without native diacritics, used in English plain-text indexes and international search; not a separate exonym.
French name
Dzierżoniów — Same spelling as in English; French references retain the local Latin-script name, without a fixed article.
Other forms in use:
- Reichenbach — Historical name used in French accounts of the Silesian town and the Reichenbach conventions.
- Reichenbach im Eulengebirge — Full German historical designation in French historical references.
- Dzierzoniow — French plain-text and search variant without native diacritics; the main form keeps the local spelling.
About
Dzierżoniów is a town in Lower Silesia near the Owl Mountains. Its old centre preserves medieval walls, while its modern industrial history includes radio and electronics manufacture.
Notes
The present Polish name honours Jan Dzierżon. Do not confuse with other German-speaking towns called Reichenbach. Input label 'Дзержонюв' is Ukrainian or an indirect spelling; local_name is restored to the native-language form. Wikidata ID missing in input, supplied after checking https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q778251 and the town article link.
Identifiers: Wikidata Q778251 · JSON
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