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# Tukums

A settlement in Latvia.

## English name

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

Other forms in use:

- **Tuckum** — Historical German name used in English accounts of Courland.
- **Tukkum** — Older international spelling found in historical sources.

## French name

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

Other forms in use:

- **Tuckum** — Traditional German-derived form in older French geography of Courland.

## About

Tukums is a town in western Latvia near the edge of the Kurzeme uplands. Its old centre and nearby manor houses make it a gateway to the region’s cultural landscape.

## Notes

Input label is Ukrainian or indirect; local\_name gives the native spelling.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q636935](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q636935) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/latvia/tukums/?format=json)


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