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# Chortkiv

A settlement in Ukraine; local name Чортків.

## English name

**Chortkiv** — Current Ukrainian name, romanized under the Ukrainian national system of 2010, also adopted in the BGN/PCGN agreement of 2019; selected for present-day English use.

Other forms in use:

- **Chortkov** — Russian-based form found in older English references.
- **Czortków** — Polish historical name used in English accounts of Galicia.
- **Czortkow** — Polish historical spelling without the acute accent, common in genealogical sources.
- **Chortkiw** — Older Ukrainian-based spelling using w for в.
- **Čortkìv** — ISO 9:1995 letter-for-letter transliteration of the Ukrainian name; a systematic bibliographic/search form, not a claim of established English usage.
- **Чортків** — Ukrainian original-script name, included for recognition in quotations and indexes; not an English romanization.

## French name

**Tchortkiv** — French geographical transcription, selected for recognizability in French references; normally used without a fixed article. No place-specific Quai d’Orsay recommendation has been established here.

Other forms in use:

- **Chortkiv** — International spelling also encountered in French texts and map references; the selected French form follows French transcription practice.
- **Tchortkov** — Russian-based French form.
- **Czortków** — Polish historical name used in French writing on Galicia.
- **Czortkow** — Polish historical form without the acute accent.

## About

Chortkiv is a town on the Seret in Ternopil Oblast. Its castle ruins, churches and former synagogues reflect the layered history of this part of Galicia.

## Notes

 Romanization policy: https://mfa.gov.ua/en/correctua . ISO 9 forms are systematic search aids, not independently attested exonyms.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q148473](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q148473) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/ukraine/chortkiv/?format=json)


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