The following is a list of place names in Poland of German origin, sorted by Polish voivodeship.
Some current and historical regions of Poland have throughout history been influenced by German populations. The Kingdom of Prussia, and the subsequent German Empire, were made from several areas that today are part of the modern nation state of Poland. Several areas with a primarily Polish population belonging to Germany were lost after the First World War, and several areas of primarily German population were lost after the Second World War. Some of these areas had been under continuing, or intermittent, German control and settlement for several centuries, with some having traditionally been inhabited by German (or Germanic) peoples since the 1200s.
In the wake of the Potsdam Conference, and the annexation, transfer and ethnic cleansing of the former eastern territories of Germany, the Commission for the Determination of Place Names was charged with determining names in the newly acquired territories, often either by means of polonizing or renaming.
As a result, some place names in today’s Poland have a German language origin.
List of place names by voivodeships[edit]
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Lesser Poland[edit]
| Polish name |
German origin |
Polonisation |
First mention (German) |
Meaning (German) |
Notes |
References
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| Frywałd |
Freiwald |
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| Lanckorona |
Landskron |
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| Nowy Targ |
Neumarkt |
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| Szynwałd |
Schönwalde |
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| Tymbark |
Tannenberg |
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| Waksmund |
Wachsmund |
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Lower Silesia[edit]
| Polish name |
German origin |
Polonisation |
First mention (German) |
Meaning (German) |
Notes |
References
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| Bogatynia |
Reichenau |
Calque |
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| Rychbach |
Reichenbach |
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"Rich stream" (Piława River) |
Renamed Dzierżoniów after Jan Dzierżon in 1946 |
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| Nowa Ruda |
Neurode |
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| Wałbrzych |
Walbrich |
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"Forest castle" |
Late medieval German version of Wallenberg or Walmberg |
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Pomerania[edit]
| Polish name |
German origin |
Polonisation |
First mention (German) |
Meaning (German) |
Notes |
References
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| Czarna Dąbrówka |
Schwarz Damerkow |
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| Podkomorzyce |
Puttkamerhof |
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Also known in German as Niemietzke |
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| Czarna Woda |
Schwarzwasser |
Translation |
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"Black water" |
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| Szembruk |
Schönbrück |
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| Oksywie |
Oxhöft |
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Archaic; today known as Gdynia |
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| Nowy Staw |
Neuteich |
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"New Pond" |
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| Ryjewo |
Rehhof |
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| Stare Pole |
Altfelde |
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"Old field" |
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| Stary Targ |
Altmark |
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"Old Market" |
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| Sztutowo |
Stutthof |
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Podkarpackie Voivodeship[edit]
| Polish name |
German origin |
Polonisation |
First mention (German) |
Meaning (German) |
Notes |
References
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| Frysztak |
Freistadt |
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| Łańcut |
Landshut |
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Upper Silesia[edit]
| Polish name |
German origin |
Polonisation |
First mention (German) |
Meaning (German) |
Notes |
References
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| Kluczbork |
Kreuzburg |
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Warmia-Masuria[edit]
| Polish name |
German origin |
Polonisation |
First mention (German) |
Meaning (German) |
Notes |
References
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| Bartoszyce |
Bartenstein |
Transliteration |
1332 |
"Bartians' rock" |
Originally known as Rosenthal |
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| Działdowo |
Soldau |
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| Gołdap |
Goldap |
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| Rastembork |
Rastenburg |
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Current name Kętrzyn |
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| Ostróda |
Osterode |
Transliteration |
1270 |
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Named after the town in Saxony |
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| Jańsbork |
Johannisburg |
Transliteration |
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Current name Pisz |
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| Ryn |
Rhein |
Transliteration |
1405 |
Named after the Rhine |
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| Zalewo |
Saalfeld |
Transliteration |
1299 |
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Named after the town in Thuringia |
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| Wartembork[nb 1] |
Wartenburg |
Transliteration |
1466 |
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Named after Wartenburg on the Elbe; today known as Barczewo, after Polish national activist Walenty Barczewski (1865–1928); named given in December 1946 after the area was transferred to Poland.[3] |
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| Biskupiec |
Bischofsburg |
Transliteration |
1389 |
"Bishop's castle" |
Name changed after annexation to Poland, 1946 |
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| Braniewo |
Braunsberg (originally Brunsberg) |
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"Bruno's rock" |
Named after Bruno von Schauenburg (1205–1281), according to Johann Friedrich Goldbeck (1748–1812) |
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| Dobre Miasto |
Guttstadt |
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"Good city" |
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| Frombork |
Frauenburg |
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"Our Lady's fortress" |
Allegedly named after the widow of the stronghold owner, who gave it to the bishop |
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| Olsztyn |
Allenstein |
Transliteration |
1348 |
"Castle on [the] Alle" |
The river Alle is today known as Łyna |
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| Melzak |
Mehlsack |
Transliteration |
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"Flour sack" |
Linguistic corruption of Old Prussian Malcekuke, "Woods of the Subterraneous" or "Devil's ground". Today known as Pieniężno after Seweryn Pieniężny (1852–1894) |
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Villages[edit]
West Pomerania[edit]
See also[edit]
- ↑ also spelled Wartenberg, Wartenbergk, Wathberg, Bartenburg, Warperc, Wasperc, Wartbór, Wartbórz
References[edit]
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