List of Minor Planets Named After Places - Europe

Europe

  • 257 Silesia (Silesia)
  • 1381 Danubia (River Danube)
  • 1391 Carelia (Karelia)
  • 2206 Gabrova (Gabrovo, Bulgaria)
  • 2236 Austrasia (Austrasia, historic region from western Germany to eastern France)
  • 3933 Portugal (Portugal)
  • 7671 Albis (Latin name for the Elbe)
  • 8020 Erzgebirge (German name for the Ore Mountains)
  • 22618 Silva Nortica (Silva Nortica, a region at the border of Austria and the Czech Republic)

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