{
  "place_id": "husiatyn#7726_11455",
  "wikidata": "Q1638961",
  "country": "UA",
  "local_name": "Гусятин",
  "forms": [],
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Husiatyn",
      "why": "Current Ukrainian name in national romanization (2010); recommended by the UN in 2012 and adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Husyatyn",
          "why": "Older Ukrainian-based English spelling, explicitly indexed in English references. BGN/PCGN Ukrainian romanization (1965); standard-derived retrieval form, with actual English prose frequency unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Gusyatin",
          "why": "Russian-based Latin spelling for matching older and Russian-derived English references; actual English prose frequency is unverified. Not a separate official renaming."
        },
        {
          "name": "Husiatyń",
          "why": "Polish historical name quoted in English regional or genealogical references."
        },
        {
          "name": "Husyatin",
          "why": "Jewish-community name quoted in English historical or genealogical references."
        },
        {
          "name": "Houssiatyn",
          "why": "French reference spelling for matching French titles cited in English; not a claimed common English exonym."
        },
        {
          "name": "Gusâtin",
          "why": "ISO 9:1995 character transliteration; standard-derived retrieval form, with actual English prose frequency unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Husi͡atyn",
          "why": "ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table); standard-derived retrieval form, with actual English prose frequency unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Гусятин",
          "why": "Original Ukrainian spelling for matching local sources quoted in English."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Houssiatyn",
      "why": "French geographical reference spelling, using French transcription conventions.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Goussiatine",
          "why": "Russian-based alternative explicitly given in the French locality reference; retained for older French-source matching."
        },
        {
          "name": "Husiatyn",
          "why": "International spelling for matching Ukrainian or English source titles in French texts; the adapted French heading is given above."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Husiatyn is a settlement on the west bank of the Zbruch River in Ternopil Oblast. Its old synagogue and churches reflect its history as a border town with Ukrainian, Polish and Jewish communities.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "Standard-derived forms are retrieval aids, not claims of English prose frequency. Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Husiatyn ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houssiatyn.",
  "rank": 1321,
  "slug": "husiatyn"
}