{
  "place_id": "nyzhnia-apsha#7666_11324",
  "wikidata": "Q663344",
  "country": "UA",
  "local_name": "Нижня Апша",
  "forms": [],
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Nyzhnia Apsha",
      "why": "Ukrainian historical name restored in 2004; national romanization (2010) gives Nyzhnia Apsha.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Dibrova",
          "why": "Former official Ukrainian name, replaced by the restored Nyzhnia Apsha in 2004."
        },
        {
          "name": "Apșa de Jos",
          "why": "Romanian community name, retained for Romanian sources quoted in English."
        },
        {
          "name": "Alsóapsa",
          "why": "Hungarian historical or community name recorded in regional references; English prose frequency is unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Nizhnyaya Apsha",
          "why": "Russian-based spelling of the restored name; English prose frequency unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Nizhnia Apsha",
          "why": "English naming-data label with i rather than national-system y for Ukrainian и; retained for matching existing English indexes."
        },
        {
          "name": "Nyzhnya Apsha",
          "why": "BGN/PCGN Ukrainian romanization (1965); standard-derived retrieval form, with actual English prose frequency unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Nižnâ Apša",
          "why": "ISO 9:1995 character transliteration; standard-derived retrieval form, with actual English prose frequency unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Nyz͡hni͡a Apsha",
          "why": "ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table); standard-derived retrieval form, with actual English prose frequency unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Нижня Апша",
          "why": "Original Ukrainian spelling for matching local sources quoted in English."
        },
        {
          "name": "Apsa de Jos",
          "why": "Diacritic-free typing/indexing variant of Apșa de Jos for English retrieval; independent prose frequency is unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Alsoapsa",
          "why": "Diacritic-free typing/indexing variant of Alsóapsa for English retrieval; independent prose frequency is unverified."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Nyzhnia Apsha",
      "why": "Same as in English; retained for French readers because no separate established French form was verified.",
      "alternatives": []
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Nyzhnia Apsha is a village near Tiachiv in Ukraine's Zakarpattia Oblast. It has a substantial Romanian-speaking community and is also known by the Romanian name Apșa de Jos.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "Nyzhnia Apsha restored in 2004, replacing Dibrova. Romanian Apșa de Jos and Hungarian Alsóapsa belong to local and historical usage. No independent French adaptation was verified. Standard-derived forms are retrieval aids, not claims of English prose frequency. Independent French reference attestation is limited. Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Нижня_Апша ; https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apșa_de_Jos,_Teceu.",
  "rank": 1303,
  "slug": "nyzhnia-apsha"
}