{
  "place_id": "bohuslav#7752_11715",
  "wikidata": "Q1936339",
  "country": "UA",
  "local_name": "Богуслав",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Bohuslav",
      "why": "Current Ukrainian name in the national romanization adopted in 2010; the same system was adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019. BGN/PCGN 1965 gives the same string. ALA-LC (2011) gives the same string.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Boguslav",
          "why": "Russian-based English spelling found in older gazetteers. ISO 9:1995 character transliteration of the Ukrainian name; standard-derived retrieval form, with medium confidence in textual use."
        },
        {
          "name": "Bohuslaw",
          "why": "Historical Latin spelling documented in English Jewish community histories as a Polish name; also the German geographical spelling."
        },
        {
          "name": "Bogusław",
          "why": "Polish historical spelling used in accounts of the former Commonwealth."
        },
        {
          "name": "Bohslov",
          "why": "Yiddish historical name documented in English Jewish community histories."
        },
        {
          "name": "Boslev",
          "why": "Historical Jewish retrieval spelling documented by JewishGen; not a current official name."
        },
        {
          "name": "Boguslaw",
          "why": "Unaccented Polish historical spelling documented in English community references."
        },
        {
          "name": "Bohusław",
          "why": "Polish historical spelling listed in geographical name references; a historical retrieval form, not a modern Ukrainian renaming."
        },
        {
          "name": "Богуслав",
          "why": "Ukrainian original-script name, retained in quoted addresses and source titles; not a separate English exonym."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Bohouslav",
      "why": "French reference spelling, adapted to French transcription conventions; usage is not uniform across publishers.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Bogouslav",
          "why": "Russian-mediated French spelling in older geographical sources."
        },
        {
          "name": "Bogusław",
          "why": "Polish historical name retained in French references to the Commonwealth."
        },
        {
          "name": "Bohuslav",
          "why": "International Ukrainian spelling retained in French texts that follow Ukrainian name forms; see the English entry for the system."
        },
        {
          "name": "Bohslov",
          "why": "Jewish historical name useful for French memorial research; French textual frequency has not been verified."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Bohuslav is a town in Kyiv Oblast on the Ros River. Granite outcrops and riverside scenery stand close to its historic centre.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "high",
  "notes": "",
  "rank": 614,
  "slug": "bohuslav"
}