List of renamed cities in Latvia
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The following is the list of cities in Latvia that underwent a name change in the past.
- Stučka → Aizkraukle
- Dünaburg → Borisoglebsk → (1656) → Dünaburg (1667) → Dvinsk (1893) → Daugavpils (1920)
- Libau → Libava → Liepāja (1917)
- Birži → Madona (1920)
- Windau → Ventspils (parallel use until 1920s)
- Wenden → Cēsis (parallel use until 1920s)
- Schrunden → Skrunda (parallel use until 1920s)
- Stukmaņi → Pļaviņas (parallel use until 1920s)
- Sasmaka → Valdemārpils (1926)
- Haynasch → Ainaži (1917)
- Marienburg → Alūksne (~1750)
- Vecauce → Auce (1924)
- Mitau → Mītava → Jelgava (~1860)
- Wolmar → Valmiera (parallel use until 1920s)
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