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# Vilshany

A settlement in Ukraine; local name Вільшани.

## English name

**Vilshany** — Current Ukrainian name in national romanization (2010); recommended by the UN in 2012 and adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019.

Other forms in use:

- **Olshany** — Russian-based Latin spelling for matching older and Russian-derived English references; actual English prose frequency is unverified. Not a separate official renaming.
- **Vilshani** — Alternative international spelling indexed for the settlement; not the national 2010 form.
- **Vilchany** — French reference spelling for matching French titles cited in English; not a claimed common English exonym.
- **Vil’shany** — BGN/PCGN Ukrainian romanization (1965); standard-derived retrieval form, with actual English prose frequency unverified.
- **Vìlʹšani** — ISO 9:1995 character transliteration; standard-derived retrieval form, with actual English prose frequency unverified.
- **Vilʹshany** — ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table); standard-derived retrieval form, with actual English prose frequency unverified.
- **Вільшани** — Original Ukrainian spelling for matching local sources quoted in English.

## French name

**Vilchany** — French geographical reference spelling, using French transcription conventions.

Other forms in use:

- **Vilshany** — International spelling for matching Ukrainian or English source titles in French texts; the adapted French heading is given above.

## About

Vilshany is a settlement northwest of Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine. It lies in the Udy river basin near Peresichne and Solonytsivka.

## Notes

Standard-derived forms are retrieval aids, not claims of English prose frequency. Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vilshany ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vilchany ; https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Вільшани\_(селище) ; https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/Вільшаны.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q4334474](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4334474) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/ukraine/vilshany/?format=json)


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