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Isogrammic Place Names

Gumpoldskirchen - 15 different letters

Anu Garg’s A.Word.A.Day newsletter theme of the week (January 24, 2011) was isograms — words which do not repeat any of their letters.

In the weekly follow-up newsletter, Al Reynolds pointed out several places in the UK with isogrammic names, Plymouth with 8, Ilfracombe with 10, and Buckfastleigh with 13. He wondered if there were place names with more than 13 letters where none appear more than once.

I wondered, too, so I ran a little program on the geonames.org database of over 8 million place names. The answers depend on the rules for the search, so I grouped the results into the tables below. Click on the name to google for more information or click the globe icon to find the place on the map. The two letter country codes are decoded at iso.org.

In August, 2019, Anu ran a week of palindromes, leading me to create a page listing the longest Palindromic Place Names. I took the opportunity to update the Isogram list from the now almost 12 million place names in the database.

Single word Isogrammic Place Names
LettersPlaceMapCountry
15StrichwandkogelAT
15MalitschkendorfDE
15MadritschengupfAT
15KivholmsfjardenFI
15HondeblafspruitZA
15HoglycksfjardenSE
15GumpoldskirchenAT
15GumpoldskirchenAT
15DjupbacksholmenSE
14VegskiftholmanNO
14UnterwolfsbachAT
14SturmvogelbachAQ
14SteinbruchwaldDE
14StaurvikholmenNO
14PungholmskjeraNO
14PulschnitzbergDE
14LeitzgrundbachDE
14LanghoekspruitZA
14KormendipusztaHU
14KobitzschwaldeDE
14KleinhaugsdorfAT
14HodenpijlsbrugNL
14HinterwaldkopfDE
14HamviksgrundetSE
14FulkjisbrotadnNO
14FjordungakvislIS
14DjupviksholmenFI
14DjupviksholmenFI
14DjupbackholmenSE
14BudszentmihalyHU
14BuchwalderkopfFR
14BroskifthaugenNO
14BricklehamptonGB
14BildoystraumenNO
13WutschigrabenAT
13WindmuhlackerAT
13WickermanshofDE
13WickartsmuhleDE
13WaldprechtingAT
13VogtlandkreisDE
13VincefopusztaHU
13ViktjernhogdaNO
13VigelandsbrukNO
13VeldkampsbrugNL
13VarholmsundetNO
13VardholmbuktiNO
13ValsmogbuktenNO
13ValdskiftmyroNO
13UtviksfjardenSE
13UnterpilsbachAT
13UntergoldbachCH
13UntergimplachAT
13TolmachevskiyRU
13TjyvhusberganNO
13TjuvholkampenNO
13TjeldsvikmyraNO
13TilokchandpurIN
13SzlichtyngowaPL
13SzlichtyngowaPL
13StubenwaldhofDE
13StrumpfelbachDE
13StrumpfelbachDE
13StrumpfelbachDE
13StrumpfelbachDE
13StrmoglavcineRS
13StrekljinovacHR
13StorvikhaugenNO
13StorvikhaugenNO
13StorvikhaugenNO
13StorvikhaugenNO
13StorvikhaugenNO
13StorvikhaugenNO
13StorvikhaugenNO
13StorvikhaugenNO
13StorhaugpikenNO
13StorflyhaugenNO
13StordikhaugenNO
13StordikhaugenNO
13StolpevikmyraNO
13SteinklovmyraNO
13StaurvikfloenNO
13SpringbokvleyNA
13SpitznagelhofDE
13SpikmyrhaugenNO
13SpikarhovudetSJ
13SkotfrihaugenNO
13SkogbyfjardenFI
13SkjorlihaugenNO
13SkjoldungebraGL
13SkjenholtmyraNO
13SkjeftingmyraNO
13SchwingerbaumDE
13SchwatzendorfDE
13SchwarzenkopfDE
13SchwarzenkopfDE
13SchwarzenkopfDE
13SchwalbenkopfDE
13SchorlingkampDE
13SchmilkendorfDE
13SchmalzgrubenAT
13SchlatzendorfDE
13SchlatzendorfAT
13SalzburghofenDE
13SaltbufjordenNO
13SalbrechtkopfAT
13RundholmsvikaNO
13RikstadholmenNO
13QuitschenkopfDE
13PutzleinsdorfAT
13PutzleinsdorfAT
13ProbuzhdeniyaRU
13PostmyrhaugenNO
13PostmyrhaugenNO
13PorsvikhaugenNO
13PlotschgrabenAT
13PletnicsmajorHU
13PitzschendorfDE
13PintelhukmyraNO
13PatholmsvikenSE
13PalsbufjordenNO
13PalicuktemongID
13PajurgelionysLT
13OberstampfingAT
13ObermaschwitzDE
13ObergschwandtDE
13NyirmedpusztaHU
13NordheimbuktaNO
13NagyszekiduloHU
13MyrstolhaugenNO
13MyrdalsgjuvetNO
13MuslahnerkopfIT
13MundolyakheriIN
13MuhlbergskopfDE
13MoldstihaugenNO
13MjasundklipetNO
13MirsultonchekUZ
13MickelasgrundFI
13MelkhoutsdrifZA
13MatzleinsdorfAT
13MarksteinjochAT
13ManchurovskiyRU
13MahlbergskopfDE
13LyviksfjardenSE
13LystjernhogdaNO
13LystjernhogdaNO
13LystjernhogdaNO
13LyngheimsbruaNO
13LunkowitzbachAT
13LitjemyrhogdaNO
13LischbodegratCH
13LermantovskiyRU
13LeimbachskopfDE
13KvistrudhagenNO
13KvednhusborgaNO
13KupriyantsevoRU
13KringlasjuvetNO
13KorhanyszigetHU
13KorbangjhimpeNP
13KoenigsdahlumDE
13KlovsteinmyraNO
13KlovsteinmyraNO
13KlitschendorfDE
13KisdombegyhazHU
13JyltingsvordaNO
13JutviksholmenSE
13JastrzygowicePL
13IngevaldstorpSE
13IndreflobuktaNO
13IldjernsbuktaNO
13HuwelijkszorgSR
13HolbankspruitZA
13HogmyrsvedjanSE
13HindremsbuktaNO
13GunhildskjaerNO
13GrubachspitzeAT
13GrimolzhausenDE
13GorbachevskiyRU
13GlubochenskiyRU
13GjstebodmyranNO
13GardvikstolenNO
13GardvikholmenNO
13GardsoyhumpenNO
13GamvikfjordenNO
13GamlejonsbuktNO
13GadzhulovskiyRU
13FuglmoskardetNO
13FlasjogrundetSE
13FaulconbridgeAU
13FartygsholmenFI
13FalovsgrundetSE
13DzhingarovetsBG
13DrauschkowitzDE
13DjupvikholmenNO
13DjupmyrhalsenNO
13DjupkeilmyranNO
13DjupekilsmyraNO
13DjupegilsnovaNO
13ClaydonspitzeAQ
13ChungyeolsajiKR
13ChristlumkopfAT
13ChernoglavtsiBG
13ChernoglavtsiBG
13ChegtloufkariMR
13ChegtloufkariML
13ChampforgeuilFR
13ChampforgeuilFR
13BystrzanowicePL
13BylterudmosanNO
13ByholmskjeranNO
13BuslingthorpeGB
13BuiksloterhamNL
13BuholmskjeranNO
13BuckinghampetIN
13BuckfastleighGB
13BuckfastleighGB
13BuchwaldskopfDE
13BrysvikholmenNO
13BrodskiftelvaNO
13BridgehamptonUS
13BraugschwendtAT
13BratschenkopfAT
13BratschenkopfAT
13BrastoklumpenNO
13BoviksfjardenSE
13BoviksfjardenSE
13BoviksfjardenSE
13BostmyrhaugenNO
13BolingskardetNO
13BogskjelvmyraNO
13BodikstulmyraNO
13BlomstervikjaNO
13BlokangmesjidID
13BliksrudhagenNO
13BjorklundheiaNO
13BjorklihaugenNO
13BjorklihaugenNO
13BitrudsholmenNO
13BackelidstorpSE
13AustvikholmenNO
13AuchobspringeNA
13AndruszkowicePL
Isogrammic Place Names with other characters
LettersPlaceMapCountry
16Whites PlaygroundUS
16The Dumpling RocksUS
16Oldbury Shaft MineUS
16Devils Jump BranchUS
16Bokum Lawyer DitchUS
16Alsop Ditch Number 2US
16Alsop Ditch Number 1US
15Wildsbacher KopfDE
15White PlaygroundUS
15West Jordan GulchUS
15Volney-Smith ParkUS
15The Pyramids ClubUS
15The Black GroundsJM
15StrichwandkogelAT
15Springbok FlacheNA
15Smith PlaygroundUS
15Smith PlaygroundUS
15Smith PlaygroundUS
15Smith PlaygroundUS
15Smith PlaygroundUS
15Shelving Rock BayUS
15Sheldon City ParkUS
15Rybij Khvost GulfAQ
15Plymouth GardensUS
15Phumi Kbal StoengKH
15Patin Dyke SloughUS
15Nickles Worth DamUS
15Meigs County ParkUS
15MalitschkendorfDE
15MadritschengupfAT
15Lewis CampgroundUS
15KivholmsfjardenFI
15Khajuri Levy PostPK
15Jay Buckle SpringUS
15Jackstown BridgeUS
15Im Schwarzen KopfDE
15Hotel Pansky DVURCZ
15Horn Field CampusUS
15HondeblafspruitZA
15HoglycksfjardenSE
15Hawkesbury PointAU
15Hackstown BridgeIE
15GumpoldskirchenAT
15Dwight Jones ParkUS
15DjupbacksholmenSE
15Devils Thumb ParkUS
15Chak Sixty-four DBPK
15Chak Sixty-four DBPK
15Chak Forty-Six D N BPK
15Byrkjelo CampingNO
15Bemis PlaygroundUS
14Yolhuitz GrandeGT
14WUXI GRAND HOTELCN
14Wotkyns GlacierAQ
14Wolf Head SpringUS
14Windbrache-KopfDE
14Wild Monkey TrapUS
14Wick PlaygroundUS
14Whites Camp ForkUS
14West RockinghamUS
14West PlaygroundUS
14West GobindapurBD
14Vrletni DubocajBA
14Van Stockum BergSR
14Van der Wijck TopSR
14UnterwolfsbachAT
14Torpy Gulch MineUS
14Tonier Gulch DamUS
14Sunflower DitchUS
14Sulzgraben KopfDE
14SturmvogelbachAQ
14Stora HycklingeSE
14Stoney Lick FarmUS
14Stocking PelhamGB
14Stocking PelhamGB
14Sterup-DingholzDE
14Stepanov-KlyuchKZ
14Stepanov KlyuchRU
14SteinbruchwaldDE
14Srednji BukovacHR
14Sredniy ToguzakRU
14Southfield ParkUS
14Southfield ParkUS
14Southfield ParkUS
14Southfield ParkUS
14Southfield ParkUS
14South CambridgeUS
14South CambridgeUS
14Soltan Pir GheybIR
14Snowdrift GulchUS
14Snowbird ChapelUS
14Smith Clove ParkUS
14Shlyuz Nomer DvaRU
14SchmitzdorFgenDE
14Samdrup CholingBT
14Ruchey SligovkaRU
14Rocky Flats MineUS
14Reickman SloughUS
14PulschnitzbergDE
14Prud TambovskiyRU
14Polder TchingamTD
14Polder SchuwagtNL
14Pike County FarmUS
14Phumi Svay TrengKH
14Phumi Sre Tang YoKH
14Phumi Krang SbovKH
14Phumi Krang SbovKH
14Phumi Boeng TrasKH
14Phumi Boeng SvayKH
14Ostra DjupvikenSE
14Olympic GardensJM
14North BuckfieldUS
14Mount GriesbachCA
14Mount DrygalskiHM
14MoschitzgrabenAT
14McIntyre SloughUS
14Matschuner KopfAT
14Marvel TownshipZW
14Mansfield GroupUS
14Long Key ViaductUS
14Locust View FarmUS
14Lightbourn's CayBS
14Lichtenau FjordGL
14LeitzgrundbachDE
14LanghoekspruitZA
14Lamberson DitchUS
14Lamberson DitchUS
14Krajewo BudzilyPL
14KormendipusztaHU
14KobitzschwaldeDE
14KleinhaugsdorfAT
14KleindobschutzDE
14King Forest CampUS
14Keitzman SloughUS
14Kehl CampgroundUS
14Kampung Che DrisMY
14John Quimby ParkUS
14Joe Black SpringUS
14Jedburgh PlainsNZ
14Humboldt SpringUS
14Humboldt SpringUS
14Humboldt SpringUS
14Humble City ParkUS
14HOTEL GAMBRINUSIT
14Hotel GambrinusIT
14Hotel GambrinusIT
14Hotel BrunswickUS
14Holt Cave SpringUS
14Holding PastureUS
14Holding PastureUS
14HodenpijlsbrugNL
14HinterwaldkopfDE
14Hinterm WolpfadDE
14Hickorynut LeadUS
14Hazel Run, City ofUS
14Harveys Big PondCA
14HamviksgrundetSE
14Gruschwitz PondCA
14Growney StadiumUS
14Gold Quartz MineUS
14Gold Quartz MineUS
14Girl Scout HavenUS
14Garfield CountyUS
14Garfield CountyUS
14Garfield CountyUS
14Garfield CountyUS
14Garfield CountyUS
14Garfield CountyUS
14Fulkerson DitchUS
14Fulkerson DitchUS
14Francuski HotelPL
14Forst MagenbuchDE
14Forst JudenbachDE
14Forst JadkemuhlDE
14FjordungakvislIS
14Five Bough SwampAU
14Fitzgerald KnobUS
14Fish PlaygroundUS
14Falmouth SpringUS
14Falmouth BridgeUS
14Estacion MurphyAR
14Elks CampgroundUS
14Edinburgh SwampAU
14DyviksholmarneFI
14Dynamite SloughUS
14Dougherty BasinUS
14Dolni Stare BukyCZ
14Dock Flat SpringUS
14Dock Flat SpringUS
14DjupbackholmenSE
14Devils Knob CampUS
14Devils Hump TankUS
14Delta BrunswickCA
14Davenport GulchUS
14Dark Gulch PointCA
14City of WashburnUS
14City of WashburnUS
14City of WashburnUS
14City of ShagelukUS
14City of NewburghUS
14Chew PlaygroundUS
14Charlton MuskegCA
14Chamsiryuk-tongKR
14Chak Sixty-one DBPK
14Chak Sixty-one DBPK
14Chak Sixty-four PPK
14Chak Forty-six WBPK
14Chak Forty-six MBPK
14Chak Forty-six DBPK
14Campfire SloughUS
14Camp NorthfieldUS
14Busy Parking LotUS
14Burton Gas FieldUS
14Buhtovyj, lednikAQ
14Budzislaw GornyPL
14BudszentmihalyHU
14Buckmaster PondUS
14Buckland ForestUS
14Buckingham WestUS
14Buckingham FordUS
14Buckin' Horse DamUS
14Bruno Lake DitchUS
14Brimstone GulchCA
14Brimstone GulchUS
14BricklehamptonGB
14Breakdown GulchUS
14Bowlens PyramidUS
14Bowl and PitcherUS
14Bolstridge CampUS
14Blandorf-WichteDE
14BlacksogrundetFI
14Blackjoe SpringUS
14Black Fox SpringUS
14Bishop and ClerkAU
14BildoystraumenNO
14Bear Gulch PondsCA
14Banc du Gros IletMQ
14Badenhorst KuilZA
14Ab-i-Gum Levy PostPK

† If you include the spaces and hyphens in the count, VOLNEY-SMITH PARK and WHITES PLAYGROUND are 17 characters long without repetition.