{
  "place_id": "kaushany#7591_11634",
  "wikidata": "Q657744",
  "country": "MD",
  "local_name": "Căușeni",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Căușeni",
      "why": "Romanian Latin-script name used locally and retained in English; no Cyrillic romanization is needed.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Căuşeni",
          "why": "Legacy Romanian typography with cedilla ş in place of modern comma-below ș."
        },
        {
          "name": "Causeni",
          "why": "Diacritic-free form of the Romanian name. Diacritic-free search and plain-text spelling of the local Latin name; not a separate official name."
        },
        {
          "name": "Kaushany",
          "why": "Russian-based spelling of Каушаны, used in English Soviet and genealogical material."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Căușeni",
      "why": "Same form as in English; retained in the French reference entry checked.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Căuşeni",
          "why": "Older Romanian typography encountered in French sources; same place and pronunciation."
        },
        {
          "name": "Causeni",
          "why": "Diacritic-free Romanian spelling used in French searches, addresses and web names. Same local name without its diacritics, useful in French indexes, URLs and plain-text sources."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Căușeni is a town on the Botna River in southeastern Moldova and the centre of its surrounding district. The Church of the Assumption is known for its painted interior.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "",
  "rank": 740,
  "slug": "causeni"
}