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# Ukmergė

A settlement in Lithuania.

## English name

**Ukmergė** — Current Lithuanian Latin-script name, retained in English with its native diacritics.

Other forms in use:

- **Wilkomir** — Polish historical name well established in English regional and Jewish history.
- **Vilkomir** — Russian-based historical English name.
- **Vilkomer** — Yiddish-derived historical name.
- **Vilkmergė** — Older Lithuanian form.
- **Ukmerge** — Plain-text form without native diacritics, useful in English indexes and searches; not a separate exonym.

## French name

**Ukmergė** — Same as in English; retain the native Latin spelling in French. No separate established French exonym is selected.

Other forms in use:

- **Wilkomir** — Polish historical name in French accounts of Lithuania.
- **Vilkomir** — Russian-mediated French historical form.
- **Vilkmergė** — Older Lithuanian name relevant to historical references.
- **Ukmerge** — Unaccented search form in French plain text; retain the native diacritics in edited French.

## About

Ukmergė is a town on the Šventoji river in central Lithuania. Its hillfort and old town recall a long history as a regional trading centre.

## Notes

Keep the dot on ė in the edited Lithuanian name. Input label 'Укмерґе' is Ukrainian or indirect; local\_name gives the native spelling.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q213127](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q213127) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/lithuania/ukmerge/?format=json)


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