{
  "place_id": "krasnokutsk#7780_11952",
  "wikidata": "Q4238800",
  "country": "UA",
  "local_name": "Краснокутськ",
  "forms": [],
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Krasnokutsk",
      "why": "Current Ukrainian name in the national romanization adopted in 2010, recommended by the UN in 2012 and adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Krasny Kut",
          "why": "Older local Ukrainian name still used by residents, according to Ukrainian reference text; not an asserted official new name."
        },
        {
          "name": "Krasnyy Kut",
          "why": "Russian-based spelling of the older Krasnyi Kut name."
        },
        {
          "name": "Krasnyi Kut",
          "why": "Ukrainian national romanization (2010) of the older local name Красний Кут; not the current official main."
        },
        {
          "name": "Krasnokoutsk",
          "why": "French reference spelling for matching French titles quoted in English; not an asserted common English exonym."
        },
        {
          "name": "Krasnokuts’k",
          "why": "BGN/PCGN Ukrainian romanization (1965); standard-derived retrieval form, with actual English prose use unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Krasnokutsʹk",
          "why": "ISO 9:1995 character transliteration; standard-derived retrieval form, with actual English prose use unverified. ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table); standard-derived retrieval form, with actual English prose use unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Краснокутськ",
          "why": "Original Ukrainian spelling for matching quoted local source titles, maps and addresses."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Krasnokoutsk",
      "why": "French reference heading uses ou for у; the Ukrainian historical name Krasnyi Kut is not selected as the current French main.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Krasny Kut",
          "why": "Older local Ukrainian name retained for French historical matching; not an official recent renaming."
        },
        {
          "name": "Krasnokutsk",
          "why": "International spelling retained for French source matching; the French reference heading uses the adapted main above."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Krasnokutsk is a settlement on the Merla River in western Kharkiv Oblast in Ukraine. It is known for its historic arboretum and the landscape of the Sloboda Ukraine region.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "Older Krasnyi Kut remains in local use, while Krasnokutsk is the current main. National 2010 Krasnyi Kut is listed alongside the attested shortened Krasny Kut. https://esu.com.ua/article-2921 Standard-derived alternatives are retrieval aids, not claims of prose frequency. Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krasnokutsk ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krasnokoutsk ; https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Краснокутськ ; https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/Краснакуцк.",
  "rank": 1272,
  "slug": "krasnokutsk"
}