{
  "place_id": "korets#7812_11509",
  "wikidata": "Q997398",
  "country": "UA",
  "local_name": "Корець",
  "forms": [],
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Korets",
      "why": "Current Ukrainian name in national romanization (2010); recommended by the UN in 2012 and adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Korzec",
          "why": "Polish historical name quoted in English regional or genealogical references."
        },
        {
          "name": "Koritz",
          "why": "Jewish-community name quoted in English historical or genealogical references."
        },
        {
          "name": "Korchesk",
          "why": "Medieval name explicitly recorded in English local history."
        },
        {
          "name": "Korets’",
          "why": "BGN/PCGN Ukrainian romanization (1965); standard-derived retrieval form, with actual English prose frequency unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Korecʹ",
          "why": "ISO 9:1995 character transliteration; standard-derived retrieval form, with actual English prose frequency unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Koret͡sʹ",
          "why": "ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table); standard-derived retrieval form, with actual English prose frequency unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Корець",
          "why": "Original Ukrainian spelling for matching local sources quoted in English."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Korets",
      "why": "Same as in English; used as the French geographical reference heading.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Korzec",
          "why": "Polish historical name explicitly quoted in the French locality reference."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Korets is a small city on the Korchyk River in Rivne Oblast. Its castle ruins and Trinity convent recall its importance in Volhynian history.",
  "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/Korets ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korets.",
  "rank": 1332,
  "slug": "korets"
}