Elamur LocationsKwidzyn
A settlement in Poland.
English name
Kwidzyn — Current Polish Latin-script name, retained in English; no transliteration is needed.
Other forms in use:
- Marienwerder — Historical German name, used in English accounts of the town before 1945 and in historical or family records; not the current official name.
- Marienwerder in Westpreußen — Expanded German historical form identifying the West Prussian town.
- Marienwerder in Westpreussen — German historical form with ss replacing ß.
French name
Kwidzyn — Same current Polish spelling as in English; no separate French exonym is selected.
Other forms in use:
- Marienwerder — German historical name retained in French writing about the former German town and in references to German sources.
About
Kwidzyn is a town above the lower Vistula in Pomeranian Voivodeship. Its brick cathedral and castle form a prominent medieval complex associated with the bishops of Pomesania.
Identifiers: Wikidata Q326582 · JSON
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