Elamur LocationsBilohiria
A settlement in Ukraine; local name Білогір'я.
English name
Bilohiria — Current official Ukrainian name in national romanization (2010), adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019; selected for English geographical use.
Other forms in use:
- Liakhivtsi — Former Ukrainian name, replaced by Bilohiria in 1946.
- Lachowce — Polish historical or community name quoted in regional references; independent English prose frequency unverified.
- Belogorye — Russian-based spelling for matching older English geographical references; independent prose frequency unverified. Not a separate official renaming.
- Bilohirya — Older Ukrainian-based English spelling with ya and no apostrophe.
- Lechowitz — Historical spelling of the former Liakhivtsi name explicitly listed in English reference prose; not the similar-sounding Belarusian town.
- Lyakhovtsy — Historical spelling of the former Liakhivtsi name explicitly listed in English reference prose; not the similar-sounding Belarusian town.
- Lechevitz — Historical spelling of the former Liakhivtsi name explicitly listed in English reference prose; not the similar-sounding Belarusian town.
- Lakhovce — Historical spelling of the former Liakhivtsi name explicitly listed in English reference prose; not the similar-sounding Belarusian town.
- Łachowce — Historical spelling of the former Liakhivtsi name explicitly listed in English reference prose; not the similar-sounding Belarusian town.
- Liakhovitz — Historical spelling of the former Liakhivtsi name explicitly listed in English reference prose; not the similar-sounding Belarusian town.
- Bilohir”ya — BGN/PCGN Ukrainian romanization (1965); standard-derived retrieval form, independent English prose use unverified.
- Білогір'я — Original Ukrainian spelling for local sources quoted or indexed in English.
French name
Bilohiria — Same as in English; used as the French locality heading.
Other forms in use:
- Liakhivtsi — Former Ukrainian name for French historical retrieval; replaced in 1946, independent French prose frequency unverified.
About
Bilohiria is a settlement on the Horyn River in Khmelnytskyi Oblast, western Ukraine. It was formerly known as Liakhivtsi.
Notes
English locality article gives 1949 for replacement of Liakhivtsi, while the Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine and regional library give 1946. Main follows present name; former-name reasons follow the stronger regional reference, with discrepancy recorded. https://esu.com.ua/article-40763 ; https://ounb.km.ua/vidanya/2025/2025_12_23_2_3.pdf Standard-derived forms support retrieval without implying English or French press adoption. Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2630044 ; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilohiria ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilohiria.
Identifiers: Wikidata Q2630044 · JSON
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