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# Jēkabpils

A settlement in Latvia.

## English name

**Jēkabpils** — Current Latvian Latin-script name, retained in English with its native spelling.

Other forms in use:

- **Jakobstadt** — German historical name used in English Baltic history.
- **Jacobstadt** — Older German spelling in English historical references.
- **Jakobštate** — Older Latvian adaptation of the German name.
- **Yakobstadt** — Russian-mediated English historical spelling.
- **Jekabpils** — Unaccented Latvian spelling.

## French name

**Jēkabpils** — Same as in English; retain the native Latin spelling in French. No separate established French exonym is selected.

Other forms in use:

- **Jakobstadt** — German historical name used in French accounts of Courland.
- **Jacobstadt** — Older German spelling in French historical material.
- **Iakobstadt** — Russian-mediated French historical transcription.
- **Jekabpils** — Unaccented search form in French plain text; retain the native diacritics in edited French.

## About

Jēkabpils is a city on the Daugava in eastern Latvia. It brings together the historic town on one bank and Krustpils, with its castle, on the other.

## Notes

Krustpils became part of Jēkabpils in 1962 but is not an exact historical synonym for the older town. Local history: https://visit.jekabpils.lv/lv/par-novadu/ . Input label 'Єкабпілс' is Ukrainian or indirect; local\_name gives the native spelling. The 1962 union is confirmed at https://visit.jekabpils.lv/en/objekti/iepazisti/apskates-vietas/location/tilts-par-daugavu/ .

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q191120](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q191120) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/latvia/jekabpils/?format=json)


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