Elamur: [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [Parse](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/parse/) · [Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [Translate](https://md.translate.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [Research](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [MCP](https://mcp.elamur.ai/) · [Groupants](https://md.groupants.elamur.ai/free/en/) · **Locations** This page as HTML: # Gargždai A settlement in Lithuania. ## English name **Gargždai** — Lithuanian official Latin-script name, retained in English in its native spelling. Other forms in use: - **Garsden** — Historical German name used in English regional histories. - **Gorzhd** — Yiddish historical name used in English Jewish memorial writing. - **Gorzd** — Alternative Yiddish romanization documented in community histories. - **Gorsd** — Another documented Latin spelling of the Yiddish name. - **Gargzhday** — Russian-mediated English spelling used in older geographical records. - **Gargzdai** — Diacritic-free search spelling of the native name; not a separate official name. ## French name **Gargždai** — Same as in English; retain this spelling in French. No separate French exonym is selected. Other forms in use: - **Garsden** — German historical name relevant in French histories of the former border region. - **Gorzhd** — Jewish historical retrieval name for French memorial research; no broad French preference is claimed. - **Gargzdai** — Accent-free search form for French keyboards and older indexes; preserve the native letters in edited French. ## About Gargždai is a town in western Lithuania on the Minija River, east of Klaipėda. Its location near the former East Prussian border shaped its trading history. ## Notes Input label is Ukrainian or indirect; local\_name gives the native spelling. Identifiers: [Wikidata Q259272](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q259272) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/lithuania/gargzdai/?format=json) Names and descriptions are written by the Elamur team; the site is open under the Elamur Cosmic License.