{
  "place_id": "strasheny#7618_11589",
  "wikidata": "Q2006102",
  "country": "MD",
  "local_name": "Strășeni",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Strășeni",
      "why": "Official Romanian Latin-script name, retained in English.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Straseni",
          "why": "Diacritic-free Romanian spelling used in English maps and indexes."
        },
        {
          "name": "Străşeni",
          "why": "Romanian spelling with a cedilla rather than a comma below s, common in older digital texts."
        },
        {
          "name": "Strasheny",
          "why": "Russian-based name used in Soviet-era English sources."
        },
        {
          "name": "Strasheni",
          "why": "Alternative international spelling of the Russian-derived name."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Strășeni",
      "why": "Same as in English; retain this spelling in French. No separate French exonym is selected.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Străşeni",
          "why": "Older digital typography with cedilla; same Romanian name as the current comma-below spelling."
        },
        {
          "name": "Stracheni",
          "why": "French-style transcription of the Russian-derived name; French prevalence not verified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Strasheny",
          "why": "International Russian-based name retained in quoted Soviet-era sources."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Strășeni is a town northwest of Chișinău on the Bîc River. It is a district centre in a region associated with vineyards and wine production.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "high",
  "notes": "Input label is Ukrainian or indirect; local_name gives the native spelling.",
  "rank": 693,
  "slug": "straseni"
}