Góra Kalwaria
A settlement in Poland.
English name
Góra Kalwaria — Current official Polish Latin-script name, retained in English with its local spelling; no Cyrillic romanization is needed.
Other forms in use:
- Ger — Yiddish-derived spelling used in Jewish historical or genealogical references; not the modern civic name.
- Gur — Variant used in English writing about the town and its Hasidic dynasty.
- Nowa Jerozolima — Historical Polish name meaning New Jerusalem; refers to its early planned religious town.
- Gora Kalwaria — Diacritic-free typing or indexing variant of Góra Kalwaria for English retrieval; not a distinct official name. Textual frequency is unverified.
French name
Góra Kalwaria — Same form as in English; retained in the French reference entry, without a separate French exonym.
Other forms in use:
- Ger — Yiddish-derived name used in French writing on the hassidic dynasty.
- Gur — Variant encountered in French religious and historical writing.
- Nouvelle Jérusalem — French translation of the town’s early name, used in explanations of its religious plan; not the ordinary modern name.
- Gora Kalwaria — Diacritic-free typing or indexing variant of Góra Kalwaria for French retrieval; not a distinct official name. Textual frequency is unverified.
- Nouvelle Jerusalem — Diacritic-free typing or indexing variant of Nouvelle Jérusalem for French retrieval; not a distinct official name. Textual frequency is unverified.
About
Góra Kalwaria is a town above the Vistula south of Warsaw. Its planned religious landscape evokes Jerusalem, and it is also an important place in the history of the Ger Hasidic dynasty.
Identifiers: Wikidata Q985642 · JSON
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