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# Lanchyn

A settlement in Ukraine; local name Ланчин.

## English name

**Lanchyn** — Current Ukrainian name in the national romanization adopted in 2010, recommended by the UN in 2012 and adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019. 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:

- **Lanchin** — Russian-based Latin spelling for historical or multilingual retrieval; English prose frequency is unverified. Not a separate official renaming.
- **Łanczyn** — Polish historical name quoted in English regional history.
- **Lantchyn** — French reference spelling for matching French titles quoted in English; not an asserted common English exonym.
- **Lančin** — ISO 9:1995 character transliteration; standard-derived retrieval form, with actual English prose use unverified.
- **Ланчин** — Original Ukrainian spelling for matching quoted local source titles, maps and addresses.
- **Lanczyn** — Diacritic-free typing/indexing variant of Łanczyn for English retrieval; independent prose frequency is unverified.

## French name

**Lantchyn** — French reference spelling uses tch for ч; it is not a separate municipal renaming.

Other forms in use:

- **Łanczyn** — Polish historical name retained for French Galician source matching; French prose frequency unverified.
- **Lanchyn** — International spelling retained for French source matching; the French reference heading uses the adapted main above.
- **Lanczyn** — Diacritic-free typing/indexing variant of Łanczyn for French retrieval; independent prose frequency is unverified.

## About

Lanchyn is a settlement on the Prut River in Ukraine's Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast. It lies near the Carpathian foothills between Nadvirna and Kolomyia.

## Notes

Standard-derived alternatives are retrieval aids, not claims of prose frequency. Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanchyn ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lantchyn.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q4254088](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4254088) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/ukraine/lanchyn/?format=json)


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