{
  "place_id": "lebedyn#7810_11915",
  "wikidata": "Q476688",
  "country": "UA",
  "local_name": "Лебедин",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Lebedyn",
      "why": "Current Ukrainian name in the national romanization adopted in 2010, followed by BGN/PCGN since 2019; selected as the English main form.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Lebedin",
          "why": "Russian-based historical spelling."
        },
        {
          "name": "Лебедин",
          "why": "Ukrainian original-script name, useful in quotations and bilingual indexes; not a romanized English name."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Lebedyn",
      "why": "Editorial French transcription using French sound-spelling conventions; no place-specific official recommendation or press preference has been verified.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Lebedine",
          "why": "Russian-based French transcription."
        },
        {
          "name": "Lebedin",
          "why": "Uninflected international spelling in French references."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Lebedyn is a town in Sumy Oblast in north-eastern Ukraine. Its art museum and older churches reflect its role as a local cultural centre in Sloboda Ukraine.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "This is the town in Sumy Oblast, not the village of Lebedyn in Cherkasy Oblast. Romanization references: https://mfa.gov.ua/en/correctua ; https://arhiiv.eki.ee/wgrs/v3_0/rom2_uk.htm ; https://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/romanization/ukrainia.pdf .",
  "rank": 414,
  "slug": "lebedyn"
}