{
  "place_id": "kodru#7609_11601",
  "wikidata": "Q642008",
  "country": "MD",
  "local_name": "Codru",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Codru",
      "why": "Official Romanian Latin-script name, retained in English.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Kodru",
          "why": "Russian-mediated romanization of Кодру, found in English maps and addresses."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Codru",
      "why": "Same as in English; retain this spelling in French. No separate French exonym is selected.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Kodrou",
          "why": "French-style rendering of the Russian form; retrieval spelling rather than a separate official name."
        },
        {
          "name": "Kodru",
          "why": "Russian-based international spelling retained in quoted addresses."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Codru is a suburban town on the southern side of Chișinău in Moldova. Residential neighbourhoods and vineyard landscapes connect it with the wider capital area.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "high",
  "notes": "Codru here is the Chișinău suburb, not the broad Moldovan forest region or another village of this name. Input label is Ukrainian or indirect; local_name gives the native spelling.",
  "rank": 536,
  "slug": "codru"
}