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# Horodok

A settlement in Ukraine; local name Городок.

## English name

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

Other forms in use:

- **Gorodok** — Russian-based name common in older English gazetteers; highly ambiguous. ISO 9:1995 character transliteration of the Ukrainian name; standard-derived retrieval form, with medium confidence in textual use.
- **Gródek Podolski** — Polish historical distinguishing name, identifying the Podolian town.
- **Grodek Podolski** — Unaccented form used in English historical and genealogical indexes.
- **Городок** — Ukrainian original-script name, retained in quoted addresses and source titles; not a separate English exonym.

## French name

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

Other forms in use:

- **Gorodok** — Russian-mediated form in older French geography; specify Podolia to distinguish the town.
- **Gródek Podolski** — Polish historical name retained in French histories of Podolia.
- **Grodek Podolski** — Accent-free form of the Polish historical name.

## About

Horodok is a town in Khmelnytskyi Oblast, in the historical region of Podolia. It has a notable Roman Catholic presence and a museum devoted to the history of the town and its surroundings.

## Notes

This is the Khmelnytskyi Oblast Horodok, not the Lviv Oblast town later in this batch.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q219856](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q219856) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/ukraine/horodok/?format=json)


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