{
  "place_id": "khorostkiv#7733_11440",
  "wikidata": "Q149178",
  "country": "UA",
  "local_name": "Хоростків",
  "forms": [],
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Khorostkiv",
      "why": "Current Ukrainian name in national romanization (2010); recommended by the UN in 2012 and adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019. Also identical to BGN/PCGN Ukrainian romanization (1965). Also identical to ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table).",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Khorostkov",
          "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": "Chorostków",
          "why": "Polish historical name quoted in English regional or genealogical references."
        },
        {
          "name": "Chorostkov",
          "why": "Jewish-community name quoted in English historical or genealogical references."
        },
        {
          "name": "Horostkìv",
          "why": "ISO 9:1995 character transliteration; standard-derived retrieval form, with actual English prose frequency unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Хоростків",
          "why": "Original Ukrainian spelling for matching local sources quoted in English."
        },
        {
          "name": "Chorostkow",
          "why": "Diacritic-free typing/indexing variant of Chorostków for English retrieval; independent prose frequency is unverified."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Khorostkiv",
      "why": "Same as in English; used as the French geographical reference heading.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Khorostkov",
          "why": "Russian-based alternative explicitly given in the French locality reference; retained for older French-source matching."
        },
        {
          "name": "Chorostkow",
          "why": "Polish historical spelling printed without the ó accent in French reference prose."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Khorostkiv is a small city in Ternopil Oblast in western Ukraine. Its historic estates and arboretum are notable features of the town.",
  "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/Khorostkiv ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khorostkiv ; https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Хоростків ; https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/Харосткіў ; https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horostkiv.",
  "rank": 1383,
  "slug": "khorostkiv"
}