{
  "place_id": "hlodiany#7653_11528",
  "wikidata": "Q2292609",
  "country": "MD",
  "local_name": "Glodeni",
  "forms": [],
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Glodeni",
      "why": "Official Romanian Latin-script name retained in English.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Glodyany",
          "why": "Russian-based form of Глодяны; retrieval spelling rather than a modern English exonym."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Glodeni",
      "why": "Same form as in English; used in French geographical reference headings.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Glodyany",
          "why": "Russian-based international spelling for French historical retrieval; French references use Glodeni."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Glodeni is a town and district centre in northwestern Moldova. It serves an agricultural area east of the Prut and is a starting point for the nearby Pădurea Domnească nature reserve.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "high",
  "notes": "Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glodeni ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glodeni_(Glodeni).",
  "rank": 1297,
  "slug": "glodeni"
}