{
  "place_id": "bielynychi#7999_11650",
  "wikidata": "Q2630527",
  "country": "BY",
  "local_name": "Бялынічы",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Byalynichy",
      "why": "Conventional Belarusian-based English form; the dated 2007 national geographical romanization is listed separately where it differs.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Belynichi",
          "why": "Russian-based English spelling used in historical and geographical references; not a separate official renaming."
        },
        {
          "name": "Bialyničy",
          "why": "Belarusian national geographical romanization of 2007, recommended by the UN in 2012; identified by date, without implying that domestic policy remained unchanged after 2023."
        },
        {
          "name": "Białynicze",
          "why": "Polish historical name used in regional history and genealogical references in English."
        },
        {
          "name": "Bialynitchy",
          "why": "French spelling, useful when an English text cites French maps, titles or historical sources; not the selected English main form."
        },
        {
          "name": "Бялынічы",
          "why": "Original Belarusian spelling, useful when matching local source titles quoted in English."
        },
        {
          "name": "Bialynicze",
          "why": "Diacritic-free typing/indexing form of Białynicze for English retrieval; not a separate official name. Independent prose frequency is unverified."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Bialynitchy",
      "why": "Attested French reference spelling; the adaptation follows French transcription conventions rather than English spelling.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Belynitchi",
          "why": "Russian-derived French reference form, using tch for ч."
        },
        {
          "name": "Białynicze",
          "why": "Polish historical form explicitly given in French references."
        },
        {
          "name": "Białyničy",
          "why": "Belarusian Latin form quoted in French references; differs from the 2007 geographical romanization."
        },
        {
          "name": "Byalynichy",
          "why": "International spelling also useful for French source matching; the selected French main follows French reference transcription."
        },
        {
          "name": "Bialynicze",
          "why": "Diacritic-free typing/indexing form of Białynicze for French retrieval; not a separate official name. Independent prose frequency is unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Bialynicy",
          "why": "Diacritic-free typing/indexing form of Białyničy for French retrieval; not a separate official name. Independent prose frequency is unverified."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Byalynichy is a town in the Mogilev region of Belarus. It is associated with the landscape painter Vitold Byalynitsky-Birulya and has a museum dedicated to him.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "The 2007 geographical romanization is dated; domestic rules changed in 2023. Reference pages checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byalynichy ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bialynitchy.",
  "rank": 1047,
  "slug": "byalynichy"
}