{
  "place_id": "pohrebyshche#7749_11626",
  "wikidata": "Q213065",
  "country": "UA",
  "local_name": "Погребище",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Pohrebyshche",
      "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": "Pogrebishche",
          "why": "Russian-based English spelling used in historical and geographical references; not a separate official renaming."
        },
        {
          "name": "Pohrebysche",
          "why": "Simplified English spelling of Ukrainian щ, found in geographical references."
        },
        {
          "name": "Pohrebyszcze",
          "why": "Polish historical name used in regional history and genealogical references in English."
        },
        {
          "name": "Pohrebychtche",
          "why": "French spelling, useful when an English text cites French maps, titles or historical sources; not the selected English main form."
        },
        {
          "name": "Pogrebiŝe",
          "why": "ISO 9:1995 character transliteration; a standard-derived search form, not evidence of an established English exonym. Textual occurrence has not been independently verified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Погребище",
          "why": "Original Ukrainian spelling, useful when matching quoted local maps, addresses and source titles in English."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Pohrebychtche",
      "why": "Attested French reference spelling; the adaptation follows French transcription conventions rather than English spelling.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Pohrebyszcze",
          "why": "Polish historical name quoted in French regional and historical references."
        },
        {
          "name": "Pohrebyshche",
          "why": "International spelling also useful for French source matching; the selected French main follows French reference transcription."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Pohrebyshche is a small city in Vinnytsia Oblast in central Ukraine. It lies on the Ros River in an agricultural part of the country.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "System-derived alternatives are retrieval aids, not claims of press frequency. Reference pages checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pohrebyshche ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pohrebychtche.",
  "rank": 1066,
  "slug": "pohrebyshche"
}