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# Krychaw

A settlement in Belarus; local name Крычаў.

## English name

**Krychaw** — English rendering from Belarusian, chosen alongside the Russian-based and national-system forms supplied below.

Other forms in use:

- **Kryčaŭ** — Belarusian national geographical romanization of 2007, endorsed by the UN in 2012 and superseded domestically in 2023.
- **Krychau** — English rendering using u for Belarusian ў.
- **Krichev** — Russian-based English spelling.
- **Kritchev** — Historical English and Jewish genealogical spelling.
- **Krzyczew** — Polish historical name used in English regional history and genealogy.
- **Кричев** — Russian original-script name.
- **Крычаў** — Belarusian original-script name, supplied for quotations and bilingual source matching.

## French name

**Krytchaw** — French Belarusian-based transcription with tch, documented in French geographical references; Kritchev is the Russian-based alternative.

Other forms in use:

- **Kritchev** — Russian-based French name documented alongside Krytchaw.
- **Krzyczew** — Polish historical name quoted in French geographical references.
- **Kryčaŭ** — Belarusian Latin-script form in French reference works.

## About

Krychaw is a town on the Sozh river in Mogilev Region in eastern Belarus. Its palace and cement industry represent different periods of its history.

## Notes

French naming reference: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krytchaw . Input label 'Кричів' is Ukrainian or indirect; local\_name gives the native spelling.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q954914](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q954914) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/belarus/krychaw/?format=json)


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