Zolochiv
A settlement in Ukraine; local name Золочів.
English name
Zolochiv — Current Ukrainian name in the national romanization adopted in 2010, followed by BGN/PCGN since 2019; selected as the English main form.
Other forms in use:
- Zolochev — Russian-based spelling in older English geographical or historical references; retained for recognition.
- Złoczów — Polish historical name widely used in English accounts of Galicia.
- Zloczow — Plain-letter Polish historical search form.
- Zoločìv — ISO 9:1995 transliteration of the Ukrainian spelling, supplied as a systematic bibliographic search form. This does not establish ordinary English usage.
- Золочів — Ukrainian original-script name, useful in quotations and bilingual indexes; not a romanized English name.
French name
Zolotchiv — Editorial French transcription using French sound-spelling conventions; no place-specific official recommendation or press preference has been verified.
Other forms in use:
- Zolochiv — Same form as in English; an international spelling usable in French maps and references.
- Zolotchev — Russian-based French transcription.
- Złoczów — Polish historical name relevant to French histories of the region; not a French phonetic transcription.
- Zloczow — Unaccented Polish historical spelling.
About
Zolochiv is a town in Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine. Its castle complex includes a palace with an unusual Chinese-inspired pavilion.
Notes
This is Zolochiv in Lviv Oblast, not the settlement in Kharkiv Oblast. Romanization references: https://mfa.gov.ua/en/correctua ; https://arhiiv.eki.ee/wgrs/v3_0/rom2_uk.htm ; https://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/romanization/ukrainia.pdf .
Identifiers: Wikidata Q623594 · JSON
This page as Markdown: https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/ukraine/zolochiv/