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# Svaliava

A settlement in Ukraine; local name Свалява.

## English name

**Svaliava** — Current Ukrainian name in the national romanization adopted in 2010; the same system was adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019.

Other forms in use:

- **Svalyava** — Older Ukrainian-based English form using ya for medial я. BGN/PCGN 1965 Ukrainian transliteration, superseded for US/UK geographical use in 2019; supplied as a technical retrieval form.
- **Svaljava** — Scholarly and Central European transcription using j for the glide.
- **Szolyva** — Hungarian name used in English histories of Transcarpathia and family records.
- **Svalava** — Czech and Slovak form, relevant to the Czechoslovak period and regional tourism.
- **Schwalbach** — Historical German name used in genealogical reference works; ambiguous with German spa towns.
- **Svalâva** — ISO 9:1995 character transliteration of the Ukrainian name; a technical search form, not an independently attested English exonym.
- **Svali͡ava** — ALA-LC Ukrainian table, 2011 edition, with its bibliographic diacritics; a catalogue retrieval form rather than a separate English exonym.

## French name

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

Other forms in use:

- **Svalyava** — Older international transcription retained in French texts.
- **Szolyva** — Hungarian historical name used in French discussions of the former Kingdom of Hungary.
- **Svalava** — Czech and Slovak name encountered in French accounts of Czechoslovak Ruthenia.
- **Schwalbach** — Historical German form relevant to French archival citations; not a German town of that name.

## About

Svaliava is a town in Zakarpattia Oblast in the valley of the Latorytsia River. Mineral springs in the surrounding Carpathian countryside have supported a tradition of spa treatment.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q146551](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q146551) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/ukraine/svaliava/?format=json)


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