{
  "place_id": "pisochyn#7775_12006",
  "wikidata": "Q4359843",
  "country": "UA",
  "local_name": "Пісочин",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Pisochyn",
      "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": "Pesochin",
          "why": "Russian-based spelling in older English maps and references."
        },
        {
          "name": "Pìsočin",
          "why": "ISO 9:1995 transliteration of the Ukrainian spelling, supplied as a systematic bibliographic search form. This does not establish ordinary English usage."
        },
        {
          "name": "Пісочин",
          "why": "Ukrainian original-script name, useful in quotations and bilingual indexes; not a romanized English name."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Pissotchyn",
      "why": "Editorial French transcription with ss and tch; no established French exonym or official French recommendation has been verified.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Pisochyn",
          "why": "International spelling usable in French map references."
        },
        {
          "name": "Pessotchine",
          "why": "Russian-mediated French transcription."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Pisochyn is a settlement on the western outskirts of Kharkiv in Kharkiv Oblast. Its location along major routes has tied it closely to the city’s suburban area.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "low",
  "notes": "Former urban-type settlement category was abolished nationally in 2024. French main is an editorial transcription rather than an established press form. 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": 424,
  "slug": "pisochyn"
}