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# Sniatyn

A settlement in Ukraine; local name Снятин.

## English name

**Sniatyn** — Current Ukrainian name, using the Ukrainian national romanization adopted in 2010 and recommended by the UN in 2012.

Other forms in use:

- **Snyatyn** — Older Ukrainian-based English form with ya for я. BGN/PCGN Ukrainian system (1965); a standard-derived retrieval form, not claimed as an independently attested press exonym. Confidence in textual occurrence is medium.
- **Snyatin** — Russian-based or older mixed English form.
- **Śniatyn** — Historical Polish name quoted in English regional history and genealogical references.
- **Śniatyń** — Historical Polish variant given in the French reference entry; English frequency is uncertain.
- **Sniatin** — Historical German/Romanian-mediated spelling used in English geographical references.
- **Sneatîn** — Romanian name quoted in border-region reference material.
- **Snâtin** — ISO 9:1995 character transliteration; a standard-derived retrieval form, not claimed as an independently attested press exonym. Confidence in textual occurrence is medium.
- **Sni͡atyn** — ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization table (2011 edition); a standard-derived retrieval form, not claimed as an independently attested press exonym. Confidence in textual occurrence is medium.
- **Снятин** — Original Ukrainian spelling for matching local addresses, maps or source titles cited in English.
- **Снятын** — Russian-script name recorded in local/reference sources, retained for matching quotations in English; not a preferred English spelling.
- **Sneatin** — Diacritic-free typing or indexing form of Sneatîn for English retrieval; not a separate official name. Independent prose frequency is unverified.

## French name

**Sniatyn** — Same form as in English; retained in French reference usage, without a separate French exonym.

Other forms in use:

- **Sniatine** — Russian-derived French form, with final e reflecting French spelling habits.
- **Śniatyń** — Polish historical name explicitly given in the French reference entry.
- **Śniatyn** — Other historical Polish spelling useful in French citations.

## About

Sniatyn is a town on the Prut in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, western Ukraine. Its tall town hall is a landmark of the historic Pokuttia region.

## Notes

Formal romanization variants are search aids and do not establish common usage in either language. Reference pages checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sniatyn ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sniatyn.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q156818](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q156818) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/ukraine/sniatyn/?format=json)


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