List of Dutch exonyms for German toponyms
In this list, the Dutch equivalents are given for German toponyms (i.e. names of cities, landscapes, rivers, mountains, etc. in the German-speaking area).
Germany
Dutch | German | comment |
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Aken | Aachen | |
Auric | Aurich | |
Beers | Bavaria | |
Beierse Alps | Bavarian Alps | |
Beierse Hoogvlakte | Alpine foothills | |
Beierse Woud | Bavarian forest | |
Bentem | bad Bentheim | outdated |
Berlijn | Berlin | |
Sea of soil | Lake Constance | |
Bocht van Helgoland | Helgoland Bay | |
Bohemer Woud | Bohemian forest | |
Boven-Rijnse Laagvlakte | Upper Rhine Plain | |
Breylen, Brijlen | Brilon | |
Brunswijk | Braunschweig | historical |
Dusseldorp | Dusseldorf | outdated |
Duitsland | Germany | |
Dortmund-Eemskanaal | Dortmund-Ems Canal | |
Duitse Bocht | German Bight | |
Eems | Ems | |
Emmelkamp | Emlichheim | outdated |
Emmerik | Emmerich on the Rhine | |
Found | Ore Mountains | |
Further | Fehmarn | outdated |
Frankfort aan de Main, Frankfurt aan de Main | Frankfurt am Main | aging |
Frankfort aan de Oder, Frankfurt aan de Oder | Frankfurt (Oder) | aging |
Geelkerken | Geilenkirchen | outdated |
Gelre, monies, monies | Funds | historical (aging as a name for the city) |
Gogh | Goch | outdated |
Grijpswolde | Greifswald | outdated |
Gulik | Jülich | historical |
Hamelen | Hamelin | |
Jemmingen | Jemgum | outdated |
Clubs | Cologne | |
Clover | Kleve | |
Maagdenburg | Magdeburg | |
Mecklenburg-Voor-Pommeren | Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania | |
Meurs | Moers | historical |
Moezel | Moselle | |
Monniksglabbeek | Mönchengladbach | outdated |
Muenster | Muenster | historical (aging) |
Nedersaksen | Lower Saxony | |
Neurenberg | Nuremberg | |
Nieuwenhuis | Neuenhaus | outdated |
Noordhoorn | Nordhorn | outdated |
Noord-Rijnland-Westphalia, Noordrijn-Westphalia | North Rhine-Westphalia | |
East Friesland | Ostfriesland | |
Osnabrugge | Osnabrück | outdated |
Palts | Palatinate | |
Awards | Prussia | |
Rijn | Rhine | |
Rijnberk | Rheinberg | outdated |
Rijnland-Palts | Rhineland-Palatinate | |
Roer | Ruhr and Rur | |
Roergebied, Ruhrgebied | Ruhr area | |
's-Hertogenrade | Herzogenrath | outdated |
Saarbrugge | Saarbrücken | outdated |
Saksen | Saxony | |
Saksen-Anhalt | Saxony-Anhalt | |
Sleeswijk | Schleswig | |
Sleeswijk-Holstein | Schleswig-Holstein | |
Spiers | Speyer | historical |
Straalsond | Stralsund | outdated |
Thuringian Woud | Thuringian Forest | |
Tubbingen | Tübingen | outdated |
Tweebruggen | Zweibrücken | outdated |
Ulsen | Uelzen | outdated |
Veldhuizen | Veldhausen | outdated |
Voor-Pommeren | Western Pomerania | |
Wezel | Wesel | |
Wezer | Weser | |
Between | Swabia | |
Zwarte Woud | Black Forest | |
Zwilbroek | Zwillbrock |
Formerly German cities and areas
Dutch | German | comment |
---|---|---|
Dantzig, Danswijk | Danzig | historical |
Elzas | Alsace | |
Galindië | Galinden | |
Grensmark Poznan-West Prizes | Grenzmark Posen-West Prussia | |
Kasjoebië | Kashubia | |
Koningsbergen | Königsberg (Prussia) | historical |
Lotharingen | Lorraine | |
Mariënburg | Marienburg | historical (aging) |
Mariënwerder | Marienwerder | historical (aging) |
Mulhuizen | Mulhouse | outdated |
Neder-Silezië | Lower Silesia | |
Oost prizes | East Prussia | |
Opper-Silezië | Upper Silesia | |
Pomesanië | Pomesania | |
Pomeranians | Pomerania | |
Pogesanië | Pogesania | |
Pruisish Eylau | Prussian Eylau | historical (aging) |
Pruisish Holland | Prussian Holland | historical (aging) |
Silezië | Silesia | |
Straatsburg | Strasbourg | |
Tonderen | Tondern | outdated |
West prizes | West Prussia |
Austria
Dutch | German | comment |
---|---|---|
Karinthië | Carinthia | |
Neder-Oostenrijk | Lower Austria | |
Opper-Oostenrijk | Upper Austria | |
Oostenrijk | Austria | |
Bull brands | Styria | |
Tirool | Tyrol | outdated |
Weense Woud | Vienna Woods | |
Wenen | Vienna |
Switzerland
Dutch | German | comment |
---|---|---|
Bazel | Basel | |
Gray wonderland | Grisons | outdated |
Vierwoudstrekenmeer, Vierwoudstedenmeer | Lake Lucerne | Vierwoudstedenmeer is actually a translation error |
Zwitserland | Switzerland |