Elamur LocationsHorodok
A settlement in Ukraine; local name Городок.
English name
Horodok — Current Ukrainian name in the national romanization adopted in 2010; the same system was adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019. BGN/PCGN 1965 gives the same string. ALA-LC (2011) gives the same string.
Other forms in use:
- Gorodok — Russian-based name common in older English gazetteers; highly ambiguous. ISO 9:1995 character transliteration of the Ukrainian name; standard-derived retrieval form, with medium confidence in textual use.
- Gródek Podolski — Polish historical distinguishing name, identifying the Podolian town.
- Grodek Podolski — Unaccented form used in English historical and genealogical indexes.
- Городок — Ukrainian original-script name, retained in quoted addresses and source titles; not a separate English exonym.
French name
Horodok — Same as in English; retain this spelling in French. No separate French exonym is selected.
Other forms in use:
- Gorodok — Russian-mediated form in older French geography; specify Podolia to distinguish the town.
- Gródek Podolski — Polish historical name retained in French histories of Podolia.
- Grodek Podolski — Accent-free form of the Polish historical name.
About
Horodok is a town in Khmelnytskyi Oblast, in the historical region of Podolia. It has a notable Roman Catholic presence and a museum devoted to the history of the town and its surroundings.
Notes
This is the Khmelnytskyi Oblast Horodok, not the Lviv Oblast town later in this batch.
Identifiers: Wikidata Q219856 · JSON
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