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# Limbaži

A settlement in Latvia.

## English name

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

Other forms in use:

- **Lemsal** — Historical German name used in English Baltic references.
- **Lemsahl** — Variant historical German spelling quoted in English local history.
- **Lemsalu** — Estonian name explicitly quoted in English references.
- **Limbaž** — Livonian name explicitly quoted in English references.
- **Lemisele** — Early Livonian settlement name recorded in English history; historical scope differs from the modern town.
- **Limbazi** — Diacritic-free typing/indexing variant of Limbaži for English retrieval; independent prose frequency unverified.
- **Limbaz** — Diacritic-free typing/indexing variant of Limbaž for English retrieval; independent prose frequency unverified.

## French name

**Limbaži** — Same as in English; the French locality reference uses this heading.

Other forms in use:

- **Lemsal** — German historical name indexed in French naming data; not asserted as a current French exonym.
- **Limbazi** — Diacritic-free typing/indexing variant of Limbaži for French retrieval; independent prose frequency unverified.

## About

Limbaži is a town in the Vidzeme region of northern Latvia. Its medieval castle ruins recall its former role as a fortified trading town linked to the Hanseatic world.

## Notes

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

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q166684](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q166684) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/latvia/limbazi/?format=json)


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