Elamur LocationsShklow
A settlement in Belarus; local name Шклоў.
English name
Shklow — Belarusian-based English geographical spelling, preferred here to the Russian-mediated form.
Other forms in use:
- Škloŭ — Belarusian national geographical romanization of 2007, recommended by the UN in 2012.
- Shklov — Russian-based name common in English historical accounts.
- Szkłów — Polish historical name used in accounts of the Commonwealth.
- Szklow — Unaccented historical Polish spelling.
- Шклоў — Belarusian original-script name, retained in quoted addresses and source titles; not a separate English exonym.
French name
Chklow — French Belarusian-based reference spelling, Chklow; Russian-mediated Chklov is also retained below.
Other forms in use:
- Chklov — Russian-mediated French historical name.
- Szkłów — Polish historical spelling retained in French histories of the Commonwealth.
- Škloŭ — Belarusian Latin form quoted in French reference tables.
About
Shklow is a town in Mahilyow Region on the Dnieper River. Its surviving town hall and former trading arcades recall its history as a river and market centre.
Notes
Input label is Ukrainian or indirect; local_name gives the native spelling. The dated 2007/UN 2012 geographical system is distinguished from Belarus’s replacement domestic rules of 2023.
Identifiers: Wikidata Q730175 · JSON
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