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# Cēsis

A settlement in Latvia.

## English name

**Cēsis** — Latvian official Latin-script name, retained in English in its native spelling.

Other forms in use:

- **Wenden** — Historical German name widely used in English accounts of Livonia and its battles.
- **Venden** — Historical Russian and Yiddish-mediated name used in English community records.
- **Kieś** — Polish historical name in English accounts of Livonia.
- **Kies** — Diacritic-free version of the Polish name.
- **Tsesis** — Russian-based spelling used in Soviet-era references.
- **Võnnu** — Estonian name used in English accounts of the Estonian role in the 1919 battle; not the separate Estonian settlement of Võnnu.
- **Cesis** — Diacritic-free search spelling of the native name; not a separate official name.

## French name

**Cēsis** — Same as in English; retain this spelling in French. No separate French exonym is selected.

Other forms in use:

- **Wenden** — Historical name used in French accounts of Livonia and the Livonian Order.
- **Venden** — Russian-mediated historical spelling in older French sources.
- **Kieś** — Polish historical name quoted in French scholarship.
- **Tsesis** — International Russian-based spelling in French source citations.
- **Cesis** — Accent-free search form for French keyboards and older indexes; preserve the native letters in edited French.

## About

Cēsis is a town in Latvia’s Vidzeme region near the Gauja valley. Its medieval castle was an important seat of the Livonian Order, and the old centre remains a major heritage attraction.

## Notes

Estonian Võnnu can identify this Latvian town in battle histories but also names a separate place in Estonia. Input label is Ukrainian or indirect; local\_name gives the native spelling.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q107582](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107582) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/latvia/cesis/?format=json)


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