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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, followed by BGN/PCGN since 2019; selected as the English main form.

Other forms in use:

- **Zolochev** — Russian-based spelling in older English geographical or historical references; retained for recognition.
- **Złoczów** — Polish historical name widely used in English accounts of Galicia.
- **Zloczow** — Plain-letter Polish historical search form.
- **Zoločìv** — ISO 9:1995 transliteration of the Ukrainian spelling, supplied as a systematic bibliographic search form. This does not establish ordinary English usage.
- **Золочів** — Ukrainian original-script name, useful in quotations and bilingual indexes; not a romanized English name.

## French name

**Zolotchiv** — Editorial French transcription using French sound-spelling conventions; no place-specific official recommendation or press preference has been verified.

Other forms in use:

- **Zolochiv** — Same form as in English; an international spelling usable in French maps and references.
- **Zolotchev** — Russian-based French transcription.
- **Złoczów** — Polish historical name relevant to French histories of the region; not a French phonetic transcription.
- **Zloczow** — Unaccented Polish historical spelling.

## About

Zolochiv is a town in Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine. Its castle complex includes a palace with an unusual Chinese-inspired pavilion.

## Notes

This is Zolochiv in Lviv Oblast, not the settlement in Kharkiv Oblast. Romanization references: https://mfa.gov.ua/en/correctua ; https://arhiiv.eki.ee/wgrs/v3\_0/rom2\_uk.htm ; https://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/romanization/ukrainia.pdf .

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q623594](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q623594) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/ukraine/zolochiv/?format=json)


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