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# Khoroshiv

A settlement in Ukraine; local name Хорошів.

## English name

**Khoroshiv** — Current Ukrainian name restored in 2016; national romanization (2010) gives Khoroshiv. The same string also results from BGN/PCGN Ukrainian romanization (1965). The same string also results from ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table).

Other forms in use:

- **Volodarsk-Volynskyi** — Former Ukrainian name, replaced by Khoroshiv in February 2016.
- **Volodarsk-Volynsky** — Older English form of the former Soviet name, superseded in 2016.
- **Volodarsk-Volynskiy** — Russian-based form of the former name, superseded in Ukrainian law in 2016.
- **Horoshky** — Earlier Ukrainian name, replaced by Kutuzove in 1912.
- **Goroshki** — Russian-based form of the older Horoshky name.
- **Kutuzove** — Ukrainian form of the imperial commemorative name used from 1912 until the Soviet renaming in 1921.
- **Kutuzovo** — Russian form of the 1912–1921 name.
- **Volodarsk** — Soviet name used from 1921, expanded to Volodarsk-Volynskyi in 1927.
- **Oleksandropil** — Early Ukrainian form of the settlement name recorded in regional history; not a recent restoration.
- **Horoszów** — Polish historical name indexed in reference data; English prose frequency uncertain.
- **Khorochiv** — French reference spelling for matching French titles quoted in English; not an asserted common English exonym.
- **Horošìv** — ISO 9:1995 character transliteration; standard-derived retrieval form, with actual English prose use unverified.
- **Хорошів** — Original Ukrainian spelling for matching quoted local source titles, maps and addresses.
- **Horoszow** — Diacritic-free typing/indexing variant of Horoszów for English retrieval; independent prose frequency is unverified.

## French name

**Khorochiv** — Current French reference heading Khorochiv supersedes Volodarsk-Volynskyï; ch represents Ukrainian ш.

Other forms in use:

- **Volodarsk-Volynskyï** — Former-name French Wikidata label, outdated since the 2016 renaming.
- **Horochky** — Older name explicitly used in French historical narrative; superseded by Koutouzove in 1912.
- **Koutouzove** — French rendering of the imperial name of 1912–1921.
- **Oleksandropil** — Early Ukrainian name explicitly quoted in French historical narrative.
- **Aleksandropol** — Russian-based early name explicitly quoted in French historical narrative.
- **Khoroshiv** — International spelling retained for French source matching; the French reference heading uses the adapted main above.
- **Volodarsk-Volynskyi** — Diacritic-free typing/indexing variant of Volodarsk-Volynskyï for French retrieval; independent prose frequency is unverified.

## About

Khoroshiv is a settlement on the Irsha River in Ukraine's Zhytomyr Oblast. Its museum of precious and decorative stones reflects the mineral wealth of the surrounding region.

## Notes

Volodarsk-Volynskyi renamed Khoroshiv in February 2016. French reference text has the current heading Khorochiv, while the French Wikidata label retains the outdated former name. Earlier Horoshky/Goroshki, Kutuzove/Kutuzovo and Volodarsk are distinguished. https://vv.zt.court.gov.ua/sud0606/pres-centr/news/258329/ Standard-derived alternatives are retrieval aids, not claims of prose frequency. Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khoroshiv ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khorochiv.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q2993479](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2993479) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/ukraine/khoroshiv/?format=json)


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