{
  "place_id": "bilohorodka#7800_11678",
  "wikidata": "Q450547",
  "country": "UA",
  "local_name": "Білогородка",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Bilohorodka",
      "why": "Current Ukrainian name in the national romanization adopted in 2010, followed by BGN/PCGN since 2019; selected as the English main form.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Belogorodka",
          "why": "Russian-based spelling in older English references."
        },
        {
          "name": "Bilhorod",
          "why": "Name of the medieval settlement at this site, not the full current village name."
        },
        {
          "name": "Belgorod Kievsky",
          "why": "Russian-based designation for the medieval city, used to distinguish it from other Belgorods."
        },
        {
          "name": "Bilhorod Kyivskyi",
          "why": "Ukrainian-based historical designation for the medieval site."
        },
        {
          "name": "Bìlogorodka",
          "why": "ISO 9:1995 transliteration of the Ukrainian spelling, supplied as a systematic bibliographic search form. This does not establish ordinary English usage."
        },
        {
          "name": "Білогородка",
          "why": "Ukrainian original-script name, useful in quotations and bilingual indexes; not a romanized English name."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Bilohorodka",
      "why": "Same as in English; editorial choice for French reference use. A place-specific official French recommendation has not been established.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Bilogorodka",
          "why": "Older mixed international spelling in French geographical references."
        },
        {
          "name": "Belogorodka",
          "why": "Russian-based name."
        },
        {
          "name": "Bilhorod",
          "why": "Medieval name in French discussions of Kyivan Rus."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Bilohorodka is a village west of Kyiv in Kyiv Oblast. Earthworks recall the medieval fortified settlement of Bilhorod, while modern housing ties the village closely to the capital.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "This is the village west of Kyiv, not Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi or Belgorod in Russia. The medieval settlement and present village are related but not interchangeable administrative names. Romanization references: https://mfa.gov.ua/en/correctua ; https://arhiiv.eki.ee/wgrs/v3_0/rom2_uk.htm ; https://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/romanization/ukrainia.pdf .",
  "rank": 467,
  "slug": "bilohorodka"
}