{
  "place_id": "shklo#7774_11307",
  "wikidata": "Q1973743",
  "country": "UA",
  "local_name": "Шкло",
  "forms": [],
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Shklo",
      "why": "Current Ukrainian name in national romanization (2010), adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019; selected for English geographical use. Also identical to BGN/PCGN Ukrainian romanization (1965). Also identical to ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table).",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Szkło",
          "why": "Polish historical or community name recorded in regional references; English prose frequency unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Chklo",
          "why": "French reference spelling for matching French titles quoted in English; not a claimed common English exonym."
        },
        {
          "name": "Šklo",
          "why": "ISO 9:1995 character transliteration; standard-derived retrieval form, with independent English prose frequency unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Шкло",
          "why": "Original Ukrainian spelling for local sources quoted or indexed in English."
        },
        {
          "name": "Szklo",
          "why": "Diacritic-free typing/indexing variant of Szkło for English retrieval; independent prose frequency unverified."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Chklo",
      "why": "French locality reference spelling, following French transcription conventions.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Shklo",
          "why": "International spelling for French texts citing Ukrainian or English sources; independent French prose frequency unverified. BGN/PCGN Ukrainian romanization (1965) form for French catalogue/source matching; same system form as in English, French prose use unverified. ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table) form for French catalogue/source matching; same system form as in English, French prose use unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Šklo",
          "why": "ISO 9:1995 character transliteration form for French catalogue/source matching; same system form as in English, French prose use unverified."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Shklo is a settlement in Lviv Oblast, west of Lviv. It is known for a sanatorium that uses local mineral waters, sulphurous springs and therapeutic mud.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "Standard-derived romanizations are retrieval aids, not claims of English or French prose frequency. Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shklo ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chklo.",
  "dropped": [],
  "version": 0,
  "rank": 1507,
  "slug": "shklo"
}