Elamur LocationsVilshany
A settlement in Ukraine; local name Вільшани.
English name
Vilshany — Current Ukrainian name in national romanization (2010); recommended by the UN in 2012 and adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019.
Other forms in use:
- Olshany — Russian-based Latin spelling for matching older and Russian-derived English references; actual English prose frequency is unverified. Not a separate official renaming.
- Vilshani — Alternative international spelling indexed for the settlement; not the national 2010 form.
- Vilchany — French reference spelling for matching French titles cited in English; not a claimed common English exonym.
- Vil’shany — BGN/PCGN Ukrainian romanization (1965); standard-derived retrieval form, with actual English prose frequency unverified.
- Vìlʹšani — ISO 9:1995 character transliteration; standard-derived retrieval form, with actual English prose frequency unverified.
- Vilʹshany — ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table); standard-derived retrieval form, with actual English prose frequency unverified.
- Вільшани — Original Ukrainian spelling for matching local sources quoted in English.
French name
Vilchany — French geographical reference spelling, using French transcription conventions.
Other forms in use:
- Vilshany — International spelling for matching Ukrainian or English source titles in French texts; the adapted French heading is given above.
About
Vilshany is a settlement northwest of Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine. It lies in the Udy river basin near Peresichne and Solonytsivka.
Notes
Standard-derived forms are retrieval aids, not claims of English prose frequency. Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vilshany ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vilchany ; https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Вільшани_(селище) ; https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/Вільшаны.
Identifiers: Wikidata Q4334474 · JSON
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