Węgorzewo
A settlement in Poland.
English name
Węgorzewo — Current official Polish Latin-script name, retained in English with its local spelling; no Cyrillic romanization is needed.
Other forms in use:
- Angerburg — Historical German name used in English accounts of the town before its transfer to Poland in 1945.
- Węgobork — Older Polish name used before Węgorzewo became the official form after the Second World War.
- Ungura — Lithuanian name cited in English descriptions of the Masurian region.
- Wegorzewo — Diacritic-free typing or indexing variant of Węgorzewo for English retrieval; not a distinct official name. Textual frequency is unverified.
- Wegobork — Diacritic-free typing or indexing variant of Węgobork for English retrieval; not a distinct official name. Textual frequency is unverified.
French name
Węgorzewo — Same form as in English; retained in the French reference entry, without a separate French exonym.
Other forms in use:
- Angerburg — German historical name widely used in French accounts of East Prussia.
- Węgobork — Older Polish name for French historical source matching.
- Ungura — Lithuanian name explicitly given in the French reference entry.
- Wegorzewo — Diacritic-free typing or indexing variant of Węgorzewo for French retrieval; not a distinct official name. Textual frequency is unverified.
- Wegobork — Diacritic-free typing or indexing variant of Węgobork for French retrieval; not a distinct official name. Textual frequency is unverified.
About
Węgorzewo is a town at the northern end of the Masurian lake district in Poland. Its Teutonic castle and access to Lake Mamry connect its history with modern boating tourism.
Identifiers: Wikidata Q751153 · JSON
This page as Markdown: https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/poland/wegorzewo/