Elamur LocationsNova Borova
A settlement in Ukraine; local name Нова Борова.
English name
Nova Borova — Current official Ukrainian name in national romanization (2010), adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019; selected for English geographical use. Also matches BGN/PCGN Ukrainian romanization (1965). Also matches ISO 9:1995 character transliteration. Also matches ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table).
Other forms in use:
- Novaya Borovaya — Russian-based spelling for matching older English geographical references; independent prose frequency unverified. Not a separate official renaming.
- Nowa Borowa — Polish historical or community name quoted in regional references; independent English prose frequency unverified.
- Turchynka — Former railway/station settlement incorporated into Nova Borova; narrower historical scope than the modern locality.
- Нова Борова — Original Ukrainian spelling for local sources quoted or indexed in English.
French name
Nova Borova — Same as in English; used as the French locality heading.
Other forms in use:
- Novaïa Borova — Russian-derived spelling explicitly printed in French locality prose; retained for older French source matching, not the current preferred heading.
- Novo Borova — Spelling actually printed repeatedly in the French locality text; inconsistent with Ukrainian feminine Nova and its French article title. Treat as an editorial error, with wider frequency unverified.
- Novaia Borova — Diacritic-free form of Novaïa Borova for French indexing; independent prose frequency unverified.
About
Nova Borova is a settlement in Zhytomyr Oblast, northern Ukraine. It developed around the Turchynka railway station.
Notes
Nova Borova formed by combining older villages and the Turchynka station settlement. Sources disagree on 1954 versus 1957; no formation year asserted. French text prints Novo Borova, inconsistent with official Ukrainian Nova. https://esu.com.ua/article-72359 Standard-derived forms support retrieval without implying English or French press adoption. Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nova_Borova ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nova_Borova.
Identifiers: Wikidata Q2980437 · JSON
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