{
  "place_id": "borzna#7847_11801",
  "wikidata": "Q148912",
  "country": "UA",
  "local_name": "Борзна",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Borzna",
      "why": "Current Ukrainian name, using the Ukrainian national romanization adopted in 2010 and recommended by the UN in 2012.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Borsna",
          "why": "Alternative English spelling found in geographical references; Borzna better preserves the Ukrainian з."
        },
        {
          "name": "Борзна",
          "why": "Original Ukrainian spelling for matching local addresses, maps or source titles cited in English."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Borzna",
      "why": "Same form as in English; retained in French reference usage, without a separate French exonym.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Borsna",
          "why": "Older international spelling for French source matching; independent French frequency uncertain."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Borzna is a town in Chernihiv Oblast, northern Ukraine. Its cultural landmarks include a museum devoted to the artist Oleksandr Saienko, while the Kulish memorial estate is nearby.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "Formal romanization variants are search aids and do not establish common usage in either language. Reference pages checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borzna ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borzna.",
  "rank": 947,
  "slug": "borzna"
}