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# Vasylkiv

A settlement in Ukraine; local name Васильків.

## English name

**Vasylkiv** — Current Ukrainian name in the national romanization adopted in 2010 and recommended by the UN in 2012; also the BGN/PCGN system adopted in 2019.

Other forms in use:

- **Vasilkov** — Established Russian-based English spelling of Васильков.
- **Wasylków** — Polish historical spelling, encountered in English works using Polish sources.
- **Wasylkow** — Diacritic-free Polish form.
- **Vasyl’kiv** — BGN/PCGN 1965 geographical romanization of the Ukrainian spelling. Standard-derived form; medium confidence in actual use for this place, not claimed as an established English exonym.
- **Vasilʹkìv** — ISO 9:1995 reversible transliteration of the Ukrainian spelling. Standard-derived form; medium confidence in actual use for this place, not claimed as an established English exonym.
- **Vasylʹkiv** — ALA-LC Ukrainian 2011 library romanization of the Ukrainian spelling. Standard-derived form; medium confidence in actual use for this place, not claimed as an established English exonym.
- **Васильків** — Original Ukrainian Cyrillic spelling, useful for matching local documents and quotations; not a Latin-script English form.

## French name

**Vassylkiv** — French usage doubles s between vowels; Vassylkiv appears in Swiss French reporting and French official cultural material.

Other forms in use:

- **Vasylkiv** — Same official Latin form as in English; French sources may keep the single s.
- **Vassilkov** — Older Russian-based French spelling, distinct from Ukrainian-based Vassylkiv.

## About

Vasylkiv is a city on the Stuhna River in Kyiv Oblast south of Kyiv. Its hilltop churches and earthworks reflect its long history as a fortified settlement.

## Notes

French Vassylkiv is attested by Le Temps and the Institut français d’Ukraine; it is not an independent municipal renaming.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q997421](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q997421) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/ukraine/vasylkiv/?format=json)


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