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# Borshchiv

A settlement in Ukraine; local name Борщів.

## English name

**Borshchiv** — Current Ukrainian name, using the Ukrainian national romanization adopted in 2010 and recommended by the UN in 2012.

Other forms in use:

- **Borshchov** — Russian-based historical spelling of Борщёв.
- **Borshchyov** — Russian-based spelling explicitly representing ё.
- **Borszczów** — Historical Polish name quoted in English regional history and genealogical references.
- **Borshtshev** — Yiddish-derived name used in Jewish historical and genealogical references; not the modern civic name.
- **Borchtchiv** — French-language name, relevant when an English text quotes a French source title or historical reference; not the selected English main form.
- **Borŝìv** — ISO 9:1995 character transliteration; a standard-derived retrieval form, not claimed as an independently attested press exonym. Confidence in textual occurrence is medium.
- **Борщів** — Original Ukrainian spelling for matching local addresses, maps or source titles cited in English.
- **Борщёв** — Russian-script name recorded in local/reference sources, retained for matching quotations in English; not a preferred English spelling.
- **Borszczow** — Diacritic-free typing or indexing form of Borszczów for English retrieval; not a separate official name. Independent prose frequency is unverified.

## French name

**Borchtchiv** — French reference form using chtch for щ; the Russian-derived French form is Borchtchiov.

Other forms in use:

- **Borchtchiov** — Russian-based French reference spelling; chtch and io reflect щ and ё.
- **Borszczów** — Polish historical name in French writing about Galicia.
- **Borshchiv** — International Ukrainian spelling used in French source citations.
- **Borszczow** — Diacritic-free typing or indexing form of Borszczów for French retrieval; not a separate official name. Independent prose frequency is unverified.

## About

Borshchiv is a town in southern Ternopil Oblast in western Ukraine. The surrounding area is known for richly embroidered traditional shirts and for the limestone caves of the Dniester region.

## Notes

Formal romanization variants are search aids and do not establish common usage in either language. Reference pages checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borshchiv ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borchtchiv.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q148923](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q148923) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/ukraine/borshchiv/?format=json)


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