Elamur LocationsVylkove
A settlement in Ukraine; local name Вилкове.
English name
Vylkove — Current Ukrainian name in the national romanization adopted in 2010, recommended by the UN in 2012 and adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019. The same string also results from BGN/PCGN Ukrainian romanization (1965). The same string also results from ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table).
Other forms in use:
- Vilkovo — Russian-based Latin spelling for historical or multilingual retrieval; English prose frequency is unverified. Not a separate official renaming.
- Vâlcov — Romanian historical name quoted in English Danube and Bessarabian history.
- Ukraine's Venice — English descriptive nickname for the canal town; neither official nor unique.
- Vilkove — ISO 9:1995 character transliteration; standard-derived retrieval form, with actual English prose use unverified.
- Вилкове — Original Ukrainian spelling for matching quoted local source titles, maps and addresses.
- Valcov — Diacritic-free typing/indexing variant of Vâlcov for English retrieval; independent prose frequency is unverified.
French name
Vylkove — Same form as in English; used in French geographical reference headings.
Other forms in use:
- Vilkovo — Russian-based French form explicitly given in references.
- Vâlcov — Romanian historical name explicitly given in French references.
- petite Venise — Descriptive nickname explicitly quoted in the French entry; not unique or official.
- Venise danubienne — Descriptive French phrase explicitly used for the canal town; not an official alternative name.
- Valcov — Diacritic-free typing/indexing variant of Vâlcov for French retrieval; independent prose frequency is unverified.
About
Vylkove is a small city in the Ukrainian part of the Danube Delta, near the river's mouth. Its canals and Old Believer heritage distinguish it from the farming settlements of the surrounding Odesa region.
Notes
Standard-derived alternatives are retrieval aids, not claims of prose frequency. Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vylkove ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vylkove.
Identifiers: Wikidata Q889536 · JSON
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