{
  "place_id": "ostroh#7796_11473",
  "wikidata": "Q140671",
  "country": "UA",
  "local_name": "Острог",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Ostroh",
      "why": "Current Ukrainian name in the national romanization adopted in 2010; the same system was adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019. BGN/PCGN 1965 gives the same string. ALA-LC (2011) gives the same string.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Ostrog",
          "why": "Russian-based and older international spelling, common in English histories of printing. ISO 9:1995 character transliteration of the Ukrainian name; standard-derived retrieval form, with medium confidence in textual use."
        },
        {
          "name": "Ostróg",
          "why": "Polish historical name used in English accounts of the Commonwealth."
        },
        {
          "name": "Ostrog in Volhynia",
          "why": "Historical English geographical distinction, not an official extended name."
        },
        {
          "name": "Острог",
          "why": "Ukrainian original-script name, retained in quoted addresses and source titles; not a separate English exonym."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Ostroh",
      "why": "Same as in English; retain this spelling in French. No separate French exonym is selected.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Ostrog",
          "why": "Long-used French historical spelling, particularly for the academy and printed Bible."
        },
        {
          "name": "Ostróg",
          "why": "Polish historical spelling in French studies of the Commonwealth."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Ostroh is a town in Rivne Oblast near the Horyn River. Its castle and academy recall its role as a major centre of early printing and learning in Eastern Europe.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "high",
  "notes": "",
  "rank": 643,
  "slug": "ostroh"
}