{
  "place_id": "kosmach#7685_11378",
  "wikidata": "Q4234969",
  "country": "UA",
  "local_name": "Космач",
  "forms": [],
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Kosmach",
      "why": "Current Ukrainian name in national romanization (2010), adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019; selected for English geographical use. Also identical to BGN/PCGN Ukrainian romanization (1965). Also identical to ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table).",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Kosmacz",
          "why": "Polish historical or community name recorded in regional references; English prose frequency unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Kosmatch",
          "why": "French reference spelling for matching French titles quoted in English; not a claimed common English exonym."
        },
        {
          "name": "Kosmač",
          "why": "ISO 9:1995 character transliteration; standard-derived retrieval form, with independent English prose frequency unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Космач",
          "why": "Original Ukrainian spelling for local sources quoted or indexed in English."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Kosmatch",
      "why": "French locality reference spelling, following French transcription conventions.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Kosmach",
          "why": "International spelling for French texts citing Ukrainian or English sources; independent French prose frequency unverified. BGN/PCGN Ukrainian romanization (1965) form for French catalogue/source matching; same system form as in English, French prose use unverified. ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table) form for French catalogue/source matching; same system form as in English, French prose use unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Kosmač",
          "why": "ISO 9:1995 character transliteration form for French catalogue/source matching; same system form as in English, French prose use unverified."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Kosmach is a Hutsul village in the Carpathians of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast. It is known for traditional clothing, embroidery and the decoration of pysanky, or Easter eggs.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "Hutsul village in Kosiv Raion, not the namesake in another raion. Pysanka tradition verified in the Ukrainian national intangible-heritage list. https://mcsc.gov.ua/files/pdf/Перелік%20НКС.pdf Standard-derived romanizations are retrieval aids, not claims of English or French prose frequency. Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4234969 ; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosmach ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosmatch.",
  "dropped": [],
  "version": 0,
  "rank": 1521,
  "slug": "kosmach"
}