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Quiz about German Names of East European Cities

German Names of East European Cities Quiz

Up to the World Wars many East European cities had a large minority (or even a majority) of German speaking people. The World Wars changed this situation. In this quiz I ask: What were the German names for some of these cities?

A multiple-choice quiz by author. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
author

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
94,973

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

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Tough

Avg Score
8 / 15

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Question 1 of 15

1. Starting in Estonia. The capital Tallinn was called ______ in German?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 2 of 15

2. We stay in the Baltic, now in Latvia. Ventspils was an important harbor, in German it was called _______? Hint

Windau

Memel

Libau

Tilsit

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Question 3 of 15

3. Liepaja - also in Latvia - was an important port and naval base. In German it was called _________? Hint

Libau

Windau

Memel

Tilsit

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Question 4 of 15

4. Another important harbor on the Baltic - Klaipeda is now in Lithuania. In German it was called ________? Hint

Libau

Memel

Windau

Tilsit

5. After WWII the Polish border was moved to the west. Large parts of Germany in East Prussia and Silesia ended up within the Polish borders. Hence a lot of cities changed names. For example, Wroclaw, which in German was called _______?

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Question 6 of 15

6. Another Polish city. Gdansk was called _____ in German?

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Question 7 of 15

7. Yet another Polish city. Bydgoszcz was called in German _____? Hint

Hindenburg

Gleiwitz

Lemberg

Bromberg

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Question 8 of 15

8. This town on the Baltic is now called Kaliningrad. It is within the Russian enclave with the same name. In German it was called _______?

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Question 9 of 15

9. This city is now in the Ukraine. Before WWII it belonged to Poland. Before WWI it belonged to Austria-Hungary. It is now called Lvov or Lviv. In German it was called ________?

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Question 10 of 15

10. This city is now the capital of Slovakia. In German it was called _____?

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Question 11 of 15

11. One of the biggest cities in Hungary is called Gy�r, but the Germans called it ______? Hint

�denburg

Reichenberg

Klausenburg

Raab

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Question 12 of 15

12. The capital of Slovenia, Ljubljana, also had a German name, which was _______?

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Question 13 of 15

13. There was a large minority of Germans in Romania, especially in Transylvania. The city os Cluj (Cluj-Napoca)was called ________ in German? Hint

Klausenburg

Pressburg

Hindenburg

Karlsburg

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Question 14 of 15

14. Before WWII three million Germans lived in Czechoslovakia, most of them in Sudetenland.The city now called Liberec was called ______ in German? Hint

Reichenberg

Klattau

Marienbad

Br�nn

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Question 15 of 15

15. Another city in Sudetenland (Czechoslovakia, now Czech Republic), Karlovy Vary, was called ______ in German? Hint

Karlsruhe

Karlsbad

Karlsburg

Karlstadt

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Starting in Estonia. The capital Tallinn was called ______ in German?

Answer: Reval

Tallinn was established in the 10th century. In 1219 it was conquered by the Danes. Its name originally meant "the Danish city". Then it was German 1285-1561, Swedish 1561-1710, before Peter the Great conquered it in 1710.

2. We stay in the Baltic, now in Latvia. Ventspils was an important harbor, in German it was called _______?

Answer: Windau

This city was established by Germans in the 13th century. At the end of the 19th century it became important for the export of Russian grain.

3. Liepaja - also in Latvia - was an important port and naval base. In German it was called _________?

Answer: Libau

The city was established by Germans in 1263. It was the capital of Courland. It was also the temporary capital of Latvia in 1918-19.

4. Another important harbor on the Baltic - Klaipeda is now in Lithuania. In German it was called ________?

Answer: Memel

Memel was established by Germans in 1252. It was a Free City after WWI, but was occupied by Lithuania in 1923.

Answer: Breslau

Wroclaw/Breslau is in Silesia and was the biggest German city to become Polish after WWII. Its population before the war was almost entirely German.

6. Another Polish city. Gdansk was called _____ in German?

Answer: Danzig

Between WWI and WWII Danzig was a Free City with a German speaking majority.

7. Yet another Polish city. Bydgoszcz was called in German _____?

Answer: Bromberg

This city belonged to Prussia from 1772-1807 and 1815-1919.

8. This town on the Baltic is now called Kaliningrad. It is within the Russian enclave with the same name. In German it was called _______?

Answer: K�nigsberg

K�nigsberg was capital of East Prussia. Philosopher Immanuel Kant was born here and was later Professor of Philosophy at the University of K�nigsberg.

9. This city is now in the Ukraine. Before WWII it belonged to Poland. Before WWI it belonged to Austria-Hungary. It is now called Lvov or Lviv. In German it was called ________?

Answer: Lemberg

Lemberg was capital of the Austrian 'crownland' of Galicia.

10. This city is now the capital of Slovakia. In German it was called _____?

Answer: Pressburg

Bratislava/Pressburg was capital of (Habsburg) Hungary from 1536-1784. The Hungarians called it Pozsony.

11. One of the biggest cities in Hungary is called Gy�r, but the Germans called it ______?

Answer: Raab

The Turks invaded the city in 1592.

12. The capital of Slovenia, Ljubljana, also had a German name, which was _______?

Answer: Laibach

This city was part of the Habsburg monarchy 1278-1918. It was capital of Napoleon's Illyrian Provinces 1809-1813.

13. There was a large minority of Germans in Romania, especially in Transylvania. The city os Cluj (Cluj-Napoca)was called ________ in German?

Answer: Klausenburg

Klausenburg was capital of Transylvania up to the 18th century when Karlsburg (Romanian: Alba Iulia) became administrative capital.

14. Before WWII three million Germans lived in Czechoslovakia, most of them in Sudetenland.The city now called Liberec was called ______ in German?

Answer: Reichenberg

Reichenberg was capital of Sudetenland.

15. Another city in Sudetenland (Czechoslovakia, now Czech Republic), Karlovy Vary, was called ______ in German?

Answer: Karlsbad

Karlovy Vary is known for its spas.

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