{
  "place_id": "shpola#7724_11745",
  "wikidata": "Q145957",
  "country": "UA",
  "local_name": "Шпола",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Shpola",
      "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": "Szpoła",
          "why": "Polish historical spelling found in accounts of the former Polish–Lithuanian borderlands."
        },
        {
          "name": "Špola",
          "why": "ISO 9:1995 character transliteration of the Ukrainian name; standard-derived retrieval form, with medium confidence in textual use."
        },
        {
          "name": "Шпола",
          "why": "Ukrainian original-script name, retained in quoted addresses and source titles; not a separate English exonym."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Chpola",
      "why": "French reference spelling, adapted to French transcription conventions; usage is not uniform across publishers.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Szpoła",
          "why": "Polish historical spelling, useful in French bibliographical searches; its frequency in French prose is unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Shpola",
          "why": "International Ukrainian spelling retained in French texts that follow Ukrainian name forms; see the English entry for the system."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Shpola is a town in Cherkasy Oblast, in the agricultural country west of Cherkasy. The former Abaza palace and its park are among its historical landmarks.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "",
  "rank": 600,
  "slug": "shpola"
}