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# Rzhyshchiv

A settlement in Ukraine; local name Ржищів.

## English name

**Rzhyshchiv** — 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).

Other forms in use:

- **Rzhishchev** — Russian-based Latin spelling for historical or multilingual retrieval; English prose frequency is unverified. Not a separate official renaming.
- **Rzyszczów** — Polish historical name quoted in English regional history.
- **Irzistshub** — Jewish-community name used in English historical and genealogical references.
- **Rjychtchiv** — French reference spelling for matching French titles quoted in English; not an asserted common English exonym.
- **Ržiŝìv** — ISO 9:1995 character transliteration; standard-derived retrieval form, with actual English prose use unverified.
- **Rz͡hyshchiv** — ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table); standard-derived retrieval form, with actual English prose use unverified.
- **Ржищів** — Original Ukrainian spelling for matching quoted local source titles, maps and addresses.
- **Rzyszczow** — Diacritic-free typing/indexing variant of Rzyszczów for English retrieval; independent prose frequency is unverified.

## French name

**Rjychtchiv** — French reference heading uses j for ж and chtch for щ.

Other forms in use:

- **Rzyszczów** — Polish historical form for French regional-source matching.
- **Rzhyshchiv** — International spelling retained for French source matching; the French reference heading uses the adapted main above.
- **Rzyszczow** — Diacritic-free typing/indexing variant of Rzyszczów for French retrieval; independent prose frequency is unverified.

## About

Rzhyshchiv is a small city on the Dnipro southeast of Kyiv. The surrounding landscape contains archaeological sites associated with the prehistoric Trypillia culture.

## Notes

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

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q71731](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q71731) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/ukraine/rzhyshchiv/?format=json)


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