Elamur LocationsSofiivka
A settlement in Ukraine; local name Софіївка.
English name
Sofiivka — Current Ukrainian name in the national romanization adopted in 2010, recommended by the UN in 2012 and adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019.
Other forms in use:
- Karlo-Marksove — Former Ukrainian Soviet name, replaced by Sofiivka in 2016.
- Karlo-Marksovo — Russian form of the former name, retained in occupation-era sources after the Ukrainian renaming in 2016.
- Sofiyivka — Older Ukrainian-based spelling using yi for ї. BGN/PCGN Ukrainian romanization (1965); a standard-derived search form, not evidence of an established English exonym. Textual occurrence has not been independently verified.
- Sofiïvka — French spelling, useful when an English text cites French maps, titles or historical sources; not the selected English main form. ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table); a standard-derived search form, not evidence of an established English exonym. Textual occurrence has not been independently verified.
- Sofìïvka — ISO 9:1995 character transliteration; a standard-derived search form, not evidence of an established English exonym. Textual occurrence has not been independently verified.
- Софіївка — Original Ukrainian spelling, useful when matching quoted local maps, addresses and source titles in English.
French name
Sofiïvka — Attested French reference spelling; the adaptation follows French transcription conventions rather than English spelling.
Other forms in use:
- Karlo-Marksove — Former Ukrainian name recorded in French references; replaced by Sofiivka in 2016.
- Karlo-Marksovo — Russian form of the former name for French archival searches; the Ukrainian legal name changed in 2016.
- Sofiivka — International spelling also useful for French source matching; the selected French main follows French reference transcription.
About
Sofiivka is a settlement near Yenakiieve in Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast. Its history is connected with the coal-mining communities of the Donbas.
Notes
Current Ukrainian name restored in 2016, resolution 1351-VIII of 12 May. Sofiivka was the pre-Soviet name; Karla Marksa preceded Karlo-Marksove, which was adopted in 1965. https://old.uinp.gov.ua/sites/default/files/perelik_pereymenovanih_nas_punktiv.pdf ; https://esu.com.ua/article-9861 System-derived alternatives are retrieval aids, not claims of press frequency. Reference pages checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sofiivka,_Yenakiieve_urban_hromada,_Horlivka_Raion,_Donetsk_Oblast ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sofiïvka_(raïon_de_Horlivka).
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