Elamur LocationsMalbork
A settlement in Poland.
English name
Malbork — Current Polish Latin-script name, retained in English; no transliteration is needed.
Other forms in use:
- Marienburg — Historical German name, used in English accounts of the town before 1945 and in historical or family records; not the current official name.
- Marienburg in Westpreußen — Expanded German historical form specifying the West Prussian town.
- Marienburg in Westpreussen — German historical form with ss replacing ß.
French name
Malbork — Same current Polish spelling as in English; no separate French exonym is selected.
Other forms in use:
- Marienburg — German historical name retained in French writing about the former German town and in references to German sources.
- Marienbourg — Traditional French adaptation of the German name, especially in accounts of the Teutonic Order.
About
Malbork is a town on the Nogat in Pomeranian Voivodeship. Its vast brick castle was the headquarters of the Teutonic Order and is a major monument of medieval architecture.
Notes
Bare Marienburg also names other places; the Teutonic castle and the Nogat identify this town.
Identifiers: Wikidata Q146820 · JSON
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