{
  "place_id": "pruzhany#7919_11359",
  "wikidata": "Q956159",
  "country": "BY",
  "local_name": "Пружаны",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Pruzhany",
      "why": "Belarusian-based English geographical spelling, preferred here to the Russian-mediated form.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Pružany",
          "why": "Belarusian national geographical romanization of 2007, recommended by the UN in 2012; also a scholarly diacritic spelling."
        },
        {
          "name": "Prużana",
          "why": "Polish historical name used in English histories and Jewish family research."
        },
        {
          "name": "Pruzana",
          "why": "Diacritic-free form of the Polish historical name."
        },
        {
          "name": "Pruzhana",
          "why": "Historical English genealogical spelling, influenced by the Polish and Jewish name."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Proujany",
      "why": "French reference spelling, adapted to French transcription conventions; usage is not uniform across publishers.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Prużana",
          "why": "Polish historical name quoted in French studies of interwar Poland and Jewish communities."
        },
        {
          "name": "Pruzana",
          "why": "Accent-free rendering of the Polish historical name."
        },
        {
          "name": "Pruzhany",
          "why": "English-style spelling retained in French citations of international sources."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Pruzhany is a town in Brest Region in western Belarus, where streams form the Mukhavets River. Its historic manor and market buildings recall its role as a regional market centre.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "high",
  "notes": "Input label is Ukrainian or indirect; local_name gives the native spelling.",
  "rank": 522,
  "slug": "pruzhany"
}