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# Bar

A settlement in Ukraine; local name Бар.

## English name

**Bar** — Current Ukrainian name in the national romanization adopted in 2010; the same system was adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019. ISO 9:1995 gives the same string. BGN/PCGN 1965 gives the same string. ALA-LC (2011) gives the same string.

Other forms in use:

- **Bar in Podolia** — English historical geographical distinction from other places named Bar.
- **Rov** — Name of the earlier settlement before its association with Queen Bona; historical context only.
- **Бар** — Ukrainian original-script name, retained in quoted addresses and source titles; not a separate English exonym.

## French name

**Bar** — Same as in English; retain this spelling in French. No separate French exonym is selected.

Other forms in use:

- **Bar en Podolie** — French historical geographical distinction, especially in writing about the confédération de Bar.
- **Rov** — Earlier settlement name, relevant to French accounts of Queen Bona; not a modern exonym.

## About

Bar is a town in Vinnytsia Oblast on the Riv River. Its name is associated with Queen Bona Sforza and with the Confederation of Bar in Polish–Lithuanian history.

## Notes

The extended English and French forms are contextual descriptions, not official names.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q737925](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q737925) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/ukraine/bar/?format=json)


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