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# Zolochiv

A settlement in Ukraine; local name Золочів.

## English name

**Zolochiv** — 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). The same string also results from ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table).

Other forms in use:

- **Zolochev** — Russian-based Latin form for matching historical or multilingual sources; English prose frequency is not established. Not an official renaming.
- **Zolotchiv** — French reference spelling; useful when English writing cites French titles or sources. Not asserted to be a usual English exonym.
- **Zoločìv** — ISO 9:1995 character transliteration; standard-derived retrieval form. Actual English textual use is unverified; not an asserted established exonym.
- **Золочів** — Original Ukrainian spelling for matching local maps, addresses and source titles quoted in English.

## French name

**Zolotchiv** — Attested French geographical reference spelling; follows French transcription conventions.

Other forms in use:

- **Zolochiv** — International spelling retained for French source matching; French reference usage also has the adapted main form above.

## About

Zolochiv is a settlement northwest of Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine. It stands on the Udy River near the border with Russia.

## Notes

This is Zolochiv in Kharkiv Oblast, not the city of Zolochiv in Lviv Oblast. Standard-derived alternatives are retrieval aids, not claims of press frequency. Reference pages checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zolochiv,\_Kharkiv\_Oblast ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zolotchiv\_(oblast\_de\_Kharkiv).

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q2010577](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2010577) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/ukraine/zolochiv-q2010577/?format=json)


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