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# Biržai

A settlement in Lithuania.

## English name

**Biržai** — Current official Lithuanian Latin-script name, retained in English with its local spelling; no Cyrillic romanization is required.

Other forms in use:

- **Birże** — Historical Polish name quoted in English regional history and genealogical references.
- **Birsen** — German historical name used in English Baltic history.
- **Birzh** — Yiddish-derived name used in Jewish historical and genealogical references; not the modern civic name.
- **Birzai** — Diacritic-free typing or indexing form of Biržai for English retrieval; not a separate official name. Independent prose frequency is unverified.
- **Birze** — Diacritic-free typing or indexing form of Birże for English retrieval; not a separate official name. Independent prose frequency is unverified.

## French name

**Biržai** — Same form as in English; retained in French reference usage, without a separate French exonym.

Other forms in use:

- **Birże** — Polish historical form indexed in French reference naming data.
- **Birsen** — German historical name relevant to French histories of the Radziwiłł family.
- **Birzh** — Jewish historical name for retrieval in French-language sources; exact frequency in French prose is unverified.
- **Birzai** — Diacritic-free typing or indexing form of Biržai for French retrieval; not a separate official name. Independent prose frequency is unverified.
- **Birze** — Diacritic-free typing or indexing form of Birże for French retrieval; not a separate official name. Independent prose frequency is unverified.

## About

Biržai is a town beside Lake Širvėna in northern Lithuania. It is known for the reconstructed Radziwiłł castle and for the region's traditional brewing culture.

## Notes

Reference pages checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biržai ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biržai.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q804035](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q804035) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/lithuania/birzai/?format=json)


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