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# Pasłęk

A settlement in Poland.

## English name

**Pasłęk** — Current official Polish Latin-script name, retained in English with its local spelling; no Cyrillic romanization is needed.

Other forms in use:

- **Preußisch Holland** — Historical German name used in English accounts of the town before its transfer to Poland in 1945.
- **Preussisch Holland** — German ss typography of the historical name Preußisch Holland.
- **Preussisch-Holland** — Hyphenated historical German spelling, retained for older map and catalogue searches.
- **Paslek** — Diacritic-free typing or indexing variant of Pasłęk for English retrieval; not a distinct official name. Textual frequency is unverified.

## French name

**Pasłęk** — Same form as in English; retained in the French reference entry, without a separate French exonym.

Other forms in use:

- **Preußisch Holland** — German historical name explicitly given in French reference material.
- **Preussisch Holland** — German ss substitute found in French historical references.
- **Hollande de Prusse** — French translation of the German historical name, used in historical descriptions.
- **Paslek** — Diacritic-free typing or indexing variant of Pasłęk for French retrieval; not a distinct official name. Textual frequency is unverified.

## About

Pasłęk is a historic town southeast of Elbląg in northern Poland. Its castle, brick churches and town walls preserve traces of a settlement associated with medieval Dutch colonists.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q988651](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q988651) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/poland/paslek/?format=json)


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