Monastyryska

A settlement in Ukraine; local name Монастириська.

English name

Monastyryska — Current official Ukrainian name in national romanization (2010), adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019; selected for English geographical use.

Other forms in use:

• Monasterzyska — Polish historical or community name quoted in regional references; independent English prose frequency unverified.
• Monastrishtch — Yiddish form explicitly quoted in English reference prose.
• Monastrishtsh — Yiddish variant explicitly quoted in English historical prose.
• Monastyryshche — Earlier Ukrainian name explicitly recorded in English history; exact replacement year not verified.
• Monastyriska — Russian-based spelling for matching older English geographical references; independent prose frequency unverified. Not a separate official renaming.
• Monastyrys’ka — BGN/PCGN Ukrainian romanization (1965); standard-derived retrieval form, independent English prose use unverified.
• Monastirisʹka — ISO 9:1995 character transliteration; standard-derived retrieval form, independent English prose use unverified.
• Monastyrysʹka — ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table); standard-derived retrieval form, independent English prose use unverified.
• Монастириська — Original Ukrainian spelling for local sources quoted or indexed in English.

French name

Monastyryska — Same as in English; used as the French locality heading.

Other forms in use:

• Monastyriska — Russian-derived spelling explicitly printed in French locality prose; retained for older French source matching, not the current preferred heading.
• Monasterzyska — Polish historical spelling explicitly printed in French locality prose; used when discussing the earlier regional setting.
• Monastirisʹka — ISO 9:1995 form for French catalogue matching; not verified as French prose usage.

About

Monastyryska is a town in Ternopil Oblast, western Ukraine. It has an important connection with Lemko families resettled from Poland after the Second World War.

Notes

Standard-derived forms support retrieval without implying English or French press adoption. Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1022503 ; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monastyryska ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monastyryska.

Identifiers: Wikidata Q1022503 · JSON

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