GWX : Longyearby(en)

Dietrich · 08-30-07, 06:02 AM

Regarding Longyearby(en). Could someone please tell me why the name is "Longyearby" and not "Longyearbyen"? (No, not the meaning, but the reason for this choice of spelling.)

According to my research, pretty much the only reference to Longyearby on the web is in conjunction with GWX. Can anyone provide alternative historical references? As far as I can tell, the name has been Longyearbyen since before the war (for example, these postmarks -- http://home.online.no/~polar-ps/lybpostst.jpg -- are dated 1926, 1938, 1956 and 1967). However, according to the GWX documentation, it specifically says the name was corrected back to Longyearby. Why?

-- Dietrich

Og, ja, jeg vet allerede at "-en" er bare den bestemte artikkel!

08-30-07, 06:02 AM	#1
Dietrich Sparky Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 152 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	GWX : Longyearby(en) Regarding Longyearby(en). Could someone please tell me why the name is "Longyearby" and not "Longyearbyen"? (No, not the meaning, but the reason for this choice of spelling.) According to my research, pretty much the only reference to Longyearby on the web is in conjunction with GWX. Can anyone provide alternative historical references? As far as I can tell, the name has been Longyearbyen since before the war (for example, these postmarks -- http://home.online.no/~polar-ps/lybpostst.jpg -- are dated 1926, 1938, 1956 and 1967). However, according to the GWX documentation, it specifically says the name was corrected back to Longyearby. Why? -- Dietrich Og, ja, jeg vet allerede at "-en" er bare den bestemte artikkel!