Appendix:Suffix -land


 * This list needs to be synchronized with w:-land

The suffix  which can be found in several countries' name and country subdivisions indicates a toponymy &mdash; a land. The word came via Germanic languages Land, which means "soil".

Below is the list of places that ends with -land or Land.

See Entries that link to "land".

Country level

 * Deutschland
 * England
 * Finland
 * Greenland/Grønland
 * Holland/Netherlands
 * Iceland/Ísland
 * Ireland
 * New Zealand
 * Poland
 * Scotland
 * Somaliland
 * Switzerland
 * Thailand

Former names of extant countries

 * Basutoland
 * Bechuanaland
 * Czechland
 * Swaziland
 * Togoland

Places in Denmark

 * Sjælland or Zealand
 * Jylland
 * Sønderjylland
 * Midtjylland
 * Nordjylland
 * Halland (No longer part of Denmark)
 * Skåneland (No longer part of Denmark)
 * Legoland
 * Lolland/Laaland

Places in Finland
(Names in Swedish/Names in Finnish)
 * Nyland/Uusimaa
 * Egentliga Finland/Varsinais-Suomi
 * Östra Nyland/Itä-Uusimaa
 * Egentliga Tavastland/Kanta-Häme
 * Birkaland/Pirkanmaa
 * Päijänne-Tavastland/Päijät-Häme
 * Mellersta Finland/Keski-Suomi
 * Kajanaland/Kainuu
 * Lappland/Lappi
 * Åland/Ahvenanmaa

Places in Germany

 * A Bundesland


 * Rheinland and Rheinland-Pfalz
 * Saarland
 * Burgenland
 * Jerichower Land
 * Mansfelder Land
 * Weimarer Land
 * Altenburger Land
 * Saale-Holzland
 * Berchtesgadener Land
 * Dingolfing-Landau
 * Landsberg
 * Landshut
 * Nürnberger Land
 * Leipziger Land
 * Zwickauer Land
 * Chemnitzer Land
 * Hochsauerland

Places in Holland

 * Province level:
 * Flevoland
 * Friesland
 * Gelderland
 * Noord Holland
 * Zeeland
 * Zuid-Holland


 * City level:
 * Ameland
 * Berkelland
 * Dinkelland
 * Dirksland
 * Drechterland
 * Gaasterland
 * Kollumerland and Nieuwkruisland
 * Lansingerland
 * Lemsterland
 * Midden-Delfland
 * Montferland
 * Nieuw-Lekkerland
 * Noord-Beveland
 * Noorder-Koggenland
 * Opsterland
 * Oud-Beijerland
 * Reiderland
 * Scharsterland
 * Schouwen-Duiveland
 * Sint Annaland
 * Smallingerland
 * Steenwijkerland
 * Vlieland
 * Waterland
 * Wester-Koggenland
 * Westland
 * Wormerland
 * Zwartewaterland

Places in Poland

 * Chełmno Land
 * Chełm land
 * Dobrzyń Land
 * Kłodzko Land
 * Lauenburg and Bütow Land
 * Lubusz Land
 * Lwów Land/Lviv Land
 * Michałów Land
 * Sanok Land
 * Sieradz Land
 * Silesian-Lusatian Land
 * Wieluń Land

Places in the United Kingdom

 * Regional or county level
 * Cleveland
 * Cumberland
 * Holland (part of Lincolnshire)
 * Northumberland
 * Rutland
 * Shetland
 * Sutherland
 * Westmorland
 * City level
 * Sunderland

Places in the USA

 * State level
 * Maryland
 * Rhode Island
 * New England (a region, not state)
 * City level
 * Portland
 * Cleveland
 * Oakland
 * Ashland
 * Forkland
 * Courtland
 * Vineland
 * Saraland
 * Woodland
 * Ragland
 * Islands
 * Long Island
 * Tolland
 * Holland (MA)

In other countries

 * Queensland - Australia
 * Newfoundland - Canada
 * Sudetenland - Czech Republic
 * Dubailand - Dubai
 * Nagaland - India
 * Courland - Latvia
 * Northland - New Zealand
 * Auckland - New Zealand
 * Westland - New Zealand
 * Southland - New Zealand
 * Zeeland - Netherlands
 * Sealand
 * Falkland
 * Somaliland
 * Vinland

Other common names

 * headland
 * midland