{
  "place_id": "bilohiria#7778_11467",
  "wikidata": "Q2630044",
  "country": "UA",
  "local_name": "Білогір'я",
  "forms": [],
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Bilohiria",
      "why": "Current official Ukrainian name in national romanization (2010), adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019; selected for English geographical use.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Liakhivtsi",
          "why": "Former Ukrainian name, replaced by Bilohiria in 1946."
        },
        {
          "name": "Lachowce",
          "why": "Polish historical or community name quoted in regional references; independent English prose frequency unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Belogorye",
          "why": "Russian-based spelling for matching older English geographical references; independent prose frequency unverified. Not a separate official renaming."
        },
        {
          "name": "Bilohirya",
          "why": "Older Ukrainian-based English spelling with ya and no apostrophe."
        },
        {
          "name": "Lechowitz",
          "why": "Historical spelling of the former Liakhivtsi name explicitly listed in English reference prose; not the similar-sounding Belarusian town."
        },
        {
          "name": "Lyakhovtsy",
          "why": "Historical spelling of the former Liakhivtsi name explicitly listed in English reference prose; not the similar-sounding Belarusian town."
        },
        {
          "name": "Lechevitz",
          "why": "Historical spelling of the former Liakhivtsi name explicitly listed in English reference prose; not the similar-sounding Belarusian town."
        },
        {
          "name": "Lakhovce",
          "why": "Historical spelling of the former Liakhivtsi name explicitly listed in English reference prose; not the similar-sounding Belarusian town."
        },
        {
          "name": "Łachowce",
          "why": "Historical spelling of the former Liakhivtsi name explicitly listed in English reference prose; not the similar-sounding Belarusian town."
        },
        {
          "name": "Liakhovitz",
          "why": "Historical spelling of the former Liakhivtsi name explicitly listed in English reference prose; not the similar-sounding Belarusian town."
        },
        {
          "name": "Bilohir”ya",
          "why": "BGN/PCGN Ukrainian romanization (1965); standard-derived retrieval form, independent English prose use unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Білогір'я",
          "why": "Original Ukrainian spelling for local sources quoted or indexed in English."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Bilohiria",
      "why": "Same as in English; used as the French locality heading.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Liakhivtsi",
          "why": "Former Ukrainian name for French historical retrieval; replaced in 1946, independent French prose frequency unverified."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Bilohiria is a settlement on the Horyn River in Khmelnytskyi Oblast, western Ukraine. It was formerly known as Liakhivtsi.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "English locality article gives 1949 for replacement of Liakhivtsi, while the Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine and regional library give 1946. Main follows present name; former-name reasons follow the stronger regional reference, with discrepancy recorded. https://esu.com.ua/article-40763 ; https://ounb.km.ua/vidanya/2025/2025_12_23_2_3.pdf Standard-derived forms support retrieval without implying English or French press adoption. Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2630044 ; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilohiria ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilohiria.",
  "dropped": [],
  "version": 0,
  "rank": 1675,
  "slug": "bilohiria"
}