{
  "place_id": "bar#7726_11537",
  "wikidata": "Q737925",
  "country": "UA",
  "local_name": "Бар",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Bar",
      "why": "Current Ukrainian name in the national romanization adopted in 2010; the same system was adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019. ISO 9:1995 gives the same string. BGN/PCGN 1965 gives the same string. ALA-LC (2011) gives the same string.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Bar in Podolia",
          "why": "English historical geographical distinction from other places named Bar."
        },
        {
          "name": "Rov",
          "why": "Name of the earlier settlement before its association with Queen Bona; historical context only."
        },
        {
          "name": "Бар",
          "why": "Ukrainian original-script name, retained in quoted addresses and source titles; not a separate English exonym."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Bar",
      "why": "Same as in English; retain this spelling in French. No separate French exonym is selected.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Bar en Podolie",
          "why": "French historical geographical distinction, especially in writing about the confédération de Bar."
        },
        {
          "name": "Rov",
          "why": "Earlier settlement name, relevant to French accounts of Queen Bona; not a modern exonym."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Bar is a town in Vinnytsia Oblast on the Riv River. Its name is associated with Queen Bona Sforza and with the Confederation of Bar in Polish–Lithuanian history.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "high",
  "notes": "The extended English and French forms are contextual descriptions, not official names.",
  "rank": 652,
  "slug": "bar"
}