Elamur LocationsKorets
A settlement in Ukraine; local name Корець.
English name
Korets — Current Ukrainian name in national romanization (2010); recommended by the UN in 2012 and adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019.
Other forms in use:
- Korzec — Polish historical name quoted in English regional or genealogical references.
- Koritz — Jewish-community name quoted in English historical or genealogical references.
- Korchesk — Medieval name explicitly recorded in English local history.
- Korets’ — BGN/PCGN Ukrainian romanization (1965); standard-derived retrieval form, with actual English prose frequency unverified.
- Korecʹ — ISO 9:1995 character transliteration; standard-derived retrieval form, with actual English prose frequency unverified.
- Koret͡sʹ — ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table); standard-derived retrieval form, with actual English prose frequency unverified.
- Корець — Original Ukrainian spelling for matching local sources quoted in English.
French name
Korets — Same as in English; used as the French geographical reference heading.
Other forms in use:
- Korzec — Polish historical name explicitly quoted in the French locality reference.
About
Korets is a small city on the Korchyk River in Rivne Oblast. Its castle ruins and Trinity convent recall its importance in Volhynian history.
Notes
Standard-derived forms are retrieval aids, not claims of English prose frequency. Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korets ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korets.
Identifiers: Wikidata Q997398 · JSON
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