Elamur LocationsVasylivka
A settlement in Ukraine; local name Василівка.
English name
Vasylivka — Current Ukrainian name in the national romanization adopted in 2010 and adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019. The BGN/PCGN 1965 result is identical. The ALA-LC 2011 result is identical.
Other forms in use:
- Vasilyevka — Russian-based English spelling of Васильевка.
- Vassilievka — French transcription of the Russian name.
- Vasilìvka — ISO 9:1995 character transliteration of the Ukrainian name; a standard-derived retrieval form, not an established English exonym; medium confidence in textual occurrence.
- Василівка — Original-script Ukrainian name, useful when English texts quote local addresses or source titles.
French name
Vassylivka — French reference spelling, using ss to preserve the unvoiced consonant between vowels. Attested in the French-language entry checked for this place.
Other forms in use:
- Vasilyevka — Russian-based international form; French normally adapts the vowels and doubles s.
- Vassilievka — Russian-based alternative explicitly given in the French entry; ss preserves the unvoiced consonant.
- Vasylivka — International Ukrainian spelling for cross-language searches in French; see the English block for its transliteration provenance.
About
Vasylivka is a town south of Zaporizhzhia, near the Konka River and the former Kakhovka Reservoir. The remains of the Popov estate are a prominent historical landmark.
Notes
The reservoir landscape changed after the destruction of the Kakhovka dam in 2023; older descriptions of an intact reservoir shoreline are outdated.
Identifiers: Wikidata Q712272 · JSON
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