{
  "place_id": "kivsharivka#7757_12093",
  "wikidata": "Q4225908",
  "country": "UA",
  "local_name": "Ківшарівка",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Kivsharivka",
      "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": "Kovsharovka",
          "why": "Russian-based spelling used in English maps and reporting."
        },
        {
          "name": "Kivsarivka",
          "why": "Diacritic-stripped scientific-style spelling in gazetteer aliases; not the Ukrainian national romanization."
        },
        {
          "name": "Kìvšarìvka",
          "why": "ISO 9:1995 character transliteration of the Ukrainian name; a technical search form, not an independently attested English exonym."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Kivcharivka",
      "why": "Editorial French-style transcription with ch for Ukrainian ш; an established French preference has not been verified.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Kovcharovka",
          "why": "French-style Russian-mediated transcription; useful for press and map retrieval, with limited French attestation."
        },
        {
          "name": "Kivsharivka",
          "why": "International Ukrainian spelling retained in French texts that follow Ukrainian name forms; see the English entry for the system."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Kivsharivka is a settlement south of Kupiansk in Kharkiv Oblast, on the Oskil River. It grew in connection with the Kupiansk foundry and the nearby railway district.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "low",
  "notes": "Ukrainian land-agency registers distinguish settlement Ківшарівка from station Ковшарівка. French heading is an editorial transcription; broad French usage not verified. Kovsharivka is retained in this note only, because the official register applies it to the railway station. Reference: https://land.gov.ua/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/administratyvno-terytorialni-obyekty-ukrayiny_31.12.2025.pdf",
  "rank": 526,
  "slug": "kivsharivka"
}