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# Alūksne

A settlement in Latvia.

## English name

**Alūksne** — Official Latvian Latin-script name retained in English.

Other forms in use:

- **Marienburg** — German historical name used in Baltic history; not the other places with this name.
- **Aluliina** — Estonian historical name indexed in English naming data.
- **Olysta** — Older Russian-derived name explicitly quoted in English reference prose.
- **Aluksne** — Diacritic-free typing/indexing variant of Alūksne for English retrieval; independent prose frequency unverified.

## French name

**Alūksne** — Same as in English; used as the French locality heading.

Other forms in use:

- **Marienburg** — German historical name explicitly printed in French locality history; not the current French heading.
- **Aluliina** — French naming-data alias; independent French prose frequency unverified.
- **Olysta** — Historical name explicitly printed in French locality history; not a current French exonym.
- **Alyst** — Historical name variant explicitly printed in French locality history.
- **Volyst** — Historical name variant explicitly printed in French locality history.
- **Aluksne** — Diacritic-free typing/indexing variant of Alūksne for French retrieval; independent prose frequency unverified.

## About

Alūksne is a town beside Lake Alūksne in northeastern Latvia. Its island castle ruins and association with the Bible translator Ernst Glück are important parts of its heritage.

## Notes

Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alūksne ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alūksne.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q291333](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q291333) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/latvia/aluksne/?format=json)


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