Kozienice
A settlement in Poland.
English name
Kozienice — Polish official Latin-script name, retained in English in its native spelling.
Other forms in use:
- Kozhnitz — Yiddish historical name widely used in English writing about Hasidism.
- Kozhenitz — Expanded spelling of the Yiddish name, documented in Jewish historical references.
- Koznitz — Common spelling in names of the Hasidic dynasty.
- Kozhnits — Alternative English romanization of the Yiddish name.
French name
Kozienice — Same as in English; retain this spelling in French. No separate French exonym is selected.
Other forms in use:
- Kozhnitz — Historical name used in French accounts of the Hasidic tradition.
- Koznitz — Variant found in French references to the Hasidic dynasty.
- Kozhenitz — Historical retrieval form for French Jewish bibliographies; frequency is unverified.
About
Kozienice is a town in Masovian Voivodeship near the Vistula and the Kozienice Forest. Its palace grounds recall a royal residence, while Jewish history links the town with a major Hasidic tradition.
Notes
Input label is Ukrainian or indirect; local_name gives the native spelling.
Identifiers: Wikidata Q990651 · JSON
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