{
  "place_id": "romaniv#7786_11552",
  "wikidata": "Q2629338",
  "country": "UA",
  "local_name": "Романів",
  "forms": [],
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Romaniv",
      "why": "Ukrainian historical name restored in 2003; national romanization (2010) gives Romaniv. The same string also results from BGN/PCGN Ukrainian romanization (1965). The same string also results from ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table).",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Dzerzhynsk",
          "why": "Former Ukrainian name in 1933–2003; Romaniv restored by parliament in July 2003."
        },
        {
          "name": "Dzerzhinsk",
          "why": "Russian-based spelling of the former Soviet name, replaced in 2003."
        },
        {
          "name": "Romanov",
          "why": "Russian-based form of the restored name."
        },
        {
          "name": "Romaniw",
          "why": "Polish historical name explicitly given in French references."
        },
        {
          "name": "Romanìv",
          "why": "ISO 9:1995 character transliteration; standard-derived retrieval form, with actual English prose use unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Романів",
          "why": "Original Ukrainian spelling for matching quoted local source titles, maps and addresses."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Romaniv",
      "why": "Same form as in English; used in French geographical reference headings.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Dzerjynsk",
          "why": "Former-name French spelling explicitly dated 1933–2003 in references."
        },
        {
          "name": "Romanov",
          "why": "Russian name explicitly quoted in the French town entry."
        },
        {
          "name": "Romaniw",
          "why": "Polish historical name explicitly quoted in French geographical references."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Romaniv is a settlement in Ukraine's Zhytomyr Oblast. It lies in the forest-and-farmland landscape west of Zhytomyr and was formerly named Dzerzhynsk.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "Historical Romaniv restored on 9 July 2003, resolution 1076-IV, replacing Dzerzhynsk. This restoration preceded the 2015–2016 decommunization campaign. https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/1076-15 Standard-derived alternatives are retrieval aids, not claims of prose frequency. Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romaniv ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romaniv.",
  "rank": 1276,
  "slug": "romaniv"
}