Elamur LocationsFastiv
A settlement in Ukraine; local name Фастів.
English name
Fastiv — Current Ukrainian name in the national romanization adopted in 2010 and recommended by the UN in 2012; also the BGN/PCGN system adopted in 2019. This spelling also coincides with BGN/PCGN 1965 and ALA-LC Ukrainian 2011.
Other forms in use:
- Fastov — Russian-based form established in older English geographical and Jewish historical sources.
- Fastów — Polish historical spelling, used in historical and family research.
- Fastìv — ISO 9:1995 reversible transliteration of the Ukrainian spelling. Standard-derived form; medium confidence in actual use for this place, not claimed as an established English exonym.
- Фастів — Original Ukrainian Cyrillic spelling, useful for matching local documents and quotations; not a Latin-script English form.
French name
Fastiv — Same Ukrainian-based form as in English; older French references often use Fastov.
Other forms in use:
- Fastov — Russian-based spelling in older French histories and maps.
- Fastów — Polish spelling retained in French references to Polish sources.
About
Fastiv is a city in Kyiv Oblast southwest of Kyiv. It is an important railway junction with a history of locomotive and engineering work.
Identifiers: Wikidata Q161984 · JSON
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