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# Kuršėnai

A settlement in Lithuania.

## English name

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

Other forms in use:

- **Kurszany** — Historical Polish name quoted in English regional history and genealogical references.
- **Kurshon** — Yiddish-derived name used in Jewish historical and genealogical references; not the modern civic name.
- **Kurschenen** — German historical name listed in English accounts of the town.
- **Koršienā** — Samogitian regional name, quoted in English reference material.
- **Kursenai** — Diacritic-free typing or indexing form of Kuršėnai for English retrieval; not a separate official name. Independent prose frequency is unverified.
- **Korsiena** — Diacritic-free typing or indexing form of Koršienā for English retrieval; not a separate official name. Independent prose frequency is unverified.

## French name

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

Other forms in use:

- **Kurszany** — Polish historical name useful in French regional or Jewish-history references; not a separate French exonym.
- **Kurshon** — Jewish historical name for retrieval in French-language sources; exact frequency in French prose is unverified.
- **Koršienā** — Samogitian name explicitly given in French reference material.
- **Kursenai** — Diacritic-free typing or indexing form of Kuršėnai for French retrieval; not a separate official name. Independent prose frequency is unverified.
- **Korsiena** — Diacritic-free typing or indexing form of Koršienā for French retrieval; not a separate official name. Independent prose frequency is unverified.

## About

Kuršėnai is a town on the Venta River west of Šiauliai in northern Lithuania. It is known for pottery and for its restored manor estate.

## Notes

Reference pages checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuršėnai ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuršėnai. Pottery and manor context: https://lithuania.travel/en/what-to-do/themed-experiences/castles-and-manors-of-lithuania .

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q835856](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q835856) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/lithuania/kursenai/?format=json)


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