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# Fastiv

A settlement in Ukraine; local name Фастів.

## English name

**Fastiv** — Current Ukrainian name in the national romanization adopted in 2010 and recommended by the UN in 2012; also the BGN/PCGN system adopted in 2019. This spelling also coincides with BGN/PCGN 1965 and ALA-LC Ukrainian 2011.

Other forms in use:

- **Fastov** — Russian-based form established in older English geographical and Jewish historical sources.
- **Fastów** — Polish historical spelling, used in historical and family research.
- **Fastìv** — ISO 9:1995 reversible transliteration of the Ukrainian spelling. Standard-derived form; medium confidence in actual use for this place, not claimed as an established English exonym.
- **Фастів** — Original Ukrainian Cyrillic spelling, useful for matching local documents and quotations; not a Latin-script English form.

## French name

**Fastiv** — Same Ukrainian-based form as in English; older French references often use Fastov.

Other forms in use:

- **Fastov** — Russian-based spelling in older French histories and maps.
- **Fastów** — Polish spelling retained in French references to Polish sources.

## About

Fastiv is a city in Kyiv Oblast southwest of Kyiv. It is an important railway junction with a history of locomotive and engineering work.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q161984](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q161984) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/ukraine/fastiv/?format=json)


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