Elamur LocationsPruzhany
A settlement in Belarus; local name Пружаны.
English name
Pruzhany — Belarusian-based English geographical spelling, preferred here to the Russian-mediated form.
Other forms in use:
- Pružany — Belarusian national geographical romanization of 2007, recommended by the UN in 2012; also a scholarly diacritic spelling.
- Prużana — Polish historical name used in English histories and Jewish family research.
- Pruzana — Diacritic-free form of the Polish historical name.
- Pruzhana — Historical English genealogical spelling, influenced by the Polish and Jewish name.
French name
Proujany — French reference spelling, adapted to French transcription conventions; usage is not uniform across publishers.
Other forms in use:
- Prużana — Polish historical name quoted in French studies of interwar Poland and Jewish communities.
- Pruzana — Accent-free rendering of the Polish historical name.
- Pruzhany — English-style spelling retained in French citations of international sources.
About
Pruzhany is a town in Brest Region in western Belarus, where streams form the Mukhavets River. Its historic manor and market buildings recall its role as a regional market centre.
Notes
Input label is Ukrainian or indirect; local_name gives the native spelling.
Identifiers: Wikidata Q956159 · JSON
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