There are a large number of place names in the German-speaking world. Most of them are of Germanic origin and are therefore quite easy to explain. However, many others seem strange at first glance. This may be because they are of Slavic, Celtic, Nordic, Romance, Baltic or Hungarian origin. This article will be about place name types that come from these languages! Video on Odysse: https://odysee.com/@GermaniaMagna:d/D... Video structure: 00:00 Introduction 00:49 Slavic-German place names 08:38 Hungarian-German place names 09:52 Nordic-German place names 12:06 Celtic-German place names 14:14 Romanesque-German place names 15:29 Baltic-German place names Background music: Title: Teller of the tales Artist: Kevin McLeod CC: 3.0 License If you have any questions about my sources, please contact me, as it would be very difficult to list all sources in the limited video description. If you are unable or unwilling to contact me via the comments section, you can contact me via email: [email protected] Germania Magna is a project that was created without any primary commercial interest. All videos are freely accessible to the public, are freely available for further use and are intended for entertainment and educational purposes. Image sources: (Germania Magna does not hold or claim any rights to the images used, all uses of images are subject to quotation rights) 1. By werner_reischer, https://pixabay.com/de/photos/augsbur... 2. By Aschroet https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... 3. By poltmanns, Pixabay, https://pixabay.com/de/photos/g%C3%B6... 4. By SLPix, Pixabay, https://pixabay.com/de/photos/cherniv... 5. By Firstclasspixel, Pixabay, https://pixabay.com/de/photos/chemnit... 6. By wal_172619, Pixabay, https://pixabay.com/de/photos/berlin-... 7. By Gruendercoach, Pixabay, https://pixabay.com/de/photos/stadtze... 8. By Dennis Myts - Own work, CC BY-SA 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... 9. By Norbert Radtke (Dramburg) - German Wikipedia, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... 10. By Leonhard_Niederwimmer, Pixabay, https://pixabay.com/de/photos/uhrturm... 11. By Jensino, Pixabay, https://pixabay.com/de/photos/kulmbac... 12. By Weltalf, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... 13. By susanne906, Pixabay, https://pixabay.com/de/photos/kirche-... 14. By Dundak, CC BY-SA 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... 15. By oe4yla, Pixabay, https://pixabay.com/de/photos/tschant... 16. By JLKiel, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... 17. By Holger.Ellgaard, 14 October 2007 (UTC) - Self-photographed, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... 18. By wal_172619, Pixabay, https://pixabay.com/de/photos/stadt-s... 19. By Leonhard_Niederwimmer, Pixabay, https://pixabay.com/de/photos/hallst%... 20. By Ray Swi-hymn from Sijhih-Taipei, Taiwan - 20190130_HallstattHwy_0526, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... 21. By Erno Hannink - originally posted to Flickr as Daun, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... 22. By Katzenfee50, Pixabay, https://pixabay.com/de/photos/loreley... 23. By F.baumgarten, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... 24. By TheoRivierenlaan, Pixabay, https://pixabay.com/de/photos/augsbur... 25. By Currens, Pixabay, https://pixabay.com/de/photos/xanten-... 26. By Didgeman, https://pixabay.com/de/photos/k%C3%B6... 27. By Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich), CC BY 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... #Balts #Slavs #Hungary #Nordic #Romans #Romanesque #Baltic #Celtic #Celts #Hungarian