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# Ikšķile

A settlement in Latvia.

## English name

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

Other forms in use:

- **Uexküll** — German historical name recorded in English geographical references.
- **Üxküll** — Alternative German historical spelling explicitly quoted in English reference text.
- **Yxkull** — Swedish historical name explicitly quoted in English reference text.
- **Ikškilā** — Livonian name explicitly quoted in English reference text.
- **Ykescola** — Medieval recorded form quoted in English historical text.
- **Ykescole** — Medieval recorded form quoted in English historical text.
- **Ikskile** — Diacritic-free typing/indexing variant of Ikšķile for English retrieval; independent prose frequency is unverified.
- **Uexkull** — Diacritic-free typing/indexing variant of Uexküll for English retrieval; independent prose frequency is unverified.
- **Uxkull** — Diacritic-free typing/indexing variant of Üxküll for English retrieval; independent prose frequency is unverified.
- **Ikskila** — Diacritic-free typing/indexing variant of Ikškilā for English retrieval; independent prose frequency is unverified.

## French name

**Ikšķile** — Same form as in English; used in French geographical reference headings.

Other forms in use:

- **Uexküll** — Historical German name used in French accounts of the medieval bishopric.
- **Ükskül** — Alternative historical spelling explicitly used in French reference text.
- **Ikškilā** — Livonian form indexed in French naming data.
- **Ikskile** — Diacritic-free typing/indexing variant of Ikšķile for French retrieval; independent prose frequency is unverified.
- **Uexkull** — Diacritic-free typing/indexing variant of Uexküll for French retrieval; independent prose frequency is unverified.
- **Ukskul** — Diacritic-free typing/indexing variant of Ükskül for French retrieval; independent prose frequency is unverified.
- **Ikskila** — Diacritic-free typing/indexing variant of Ikškilā for French retrieval; independent prose frequency is unverified.

## About

Ikšķile is a town on the Daugava River southeast of Riga in Latvia. The ruins of its medieval church, now on an island in the reservoir, recall the beginnings of Latin Christianity in Livonia.

## Notes

Uexküll and Üxküll identify the medieval town/bishopric in historical sources. French Ükskül is independently recorded. The church ruins and bishopric are landmarks/institutions, not unrestricted synonyms for the entire modern municipality. Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikšķile ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikšķile.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q753029](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q753029) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/latvia/ikskile/?format=json)


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