Sanok
A settlement in Poland.
English name
Sanok — Current Polish Latin-script name, retained in English; no transliteration is needed.
Other forms in use:
- Sianok — Ukrainian national 2010 romanization of the Ukrainian name Сянок, used in English discussions of the region’s Ukrainian heritage.
- Syanok — Older English-style transcription of the Ukrainian name.
- Sanik — Yiddish name in Latin transcription, encountered in Jewish historical and family sources; transcription varies.
French name
Sanok — Same current Polish spelling as in English; no separate French exonym is selected.
Other forms in use:
- Sianok — Ukrainian-language form, relevant when French writing cites Ukrainian sources; Sanok remains the local Polish name.
About
Sanok is a town on the San in Subcarpathian Voivodeship near the Carpathians. Its castle museum and open-air museum preserve art and traditions from the region.
Notes
The Ukrainian exonym in the source is not the current local official name. The present town is distinct from the broader San valley.
Identifiers: Wikidata Q201729 · JSON
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