{
  "place_id": "burshtyn#7736_11368",
  "wikidata": "Q146557",
  "country": "UA",
  "local_name": "Бурштин",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Burshtyn",
      "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": "Burshtin",
          "why": "Russian-based name common in older English technical references."
        },
        {
          "name": "Bursztyn",
          "why": "Polish historical name used in English histories of Galicia."
        },
        {
          "name": "Burštin",
          "why": "ISO 9:1995 character transliteration of the Ukrainian name; standard-derived retrieval form, with medium confidence in textual use."
        },
        {
          "name": "Бурштин",
          "why": "Ukrainian original-script name, retained in quoted addresses and source titles; not a separate English exonym."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Bourchtyn",
      "why": "French reference spelling, adapted to French transcription conventions; usage is not uniform across publishers.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Bursztyn",
          "why": "Polish name retained in French accounts of Galicia."
        },
        {
          "name": "Burshtyn",
          "why": "International Ukrainian spelling in French energy and map sources."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Burshtyn is a town in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast near the Hnyla Lypa River. A thermal power station and its cooling reservoir are prominent features of the surrounding landscape.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "high",
  "notes": "",
  "rank": 657,
  "slug": "burshtyn"
}