{
  "place_id": "sloboda#7743_11786",
  "wikidata": "Q4512135",
  "country": "UA",
  "local_name": "Слобода",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Sloboda",
      "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": "Chervona Sloboda",
          "why": "Former Ukrainian name, replaced by Sloboda in September 2024."
        },
        {
          "name": "Chervonaya Sloboda",
          "why": "Russian rendering of the former name, replaced in 2024."
        },
        {
          "name": "Слобода",
          "why": "Original Ukrainian spelling, useful when matching quoted local maps, addresses and source titles in English."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Sloboda",
      "why": "Same form as in English; local spelling retained for French readers. Independent French press preference has not been established.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Chervona Sloboda",
          "why": "Former name retained for French source searches; replaced by Sloboda in 2024. No settled French adaptation verified."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Sloboda is a village beside Cherkasy in central Ukraine. It lies near the Dnipro and forms part of the settled belt along the river's right bank.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "Chervona Sloboda renamed Sloboda under resolution 3984-IX of 19 September 2024. Supplied Wikidata ID retained for the village; no distinct French exonym established. https://cherkassyrda.gov.ua/uvaga/2024/09/20/try-naseleni-punkty-cherkaskogo-rajonu-otrymaly-novi-nazvy/ System-derived alternatives are retrieval aids, not claims of press frequency. French reference attestation is limited; the main form is an editorial choice and has lower confidence. Some reference requests failed during research; surviving checks and unresolved usage limitations are distinguished above.",
  "rank": 1031,
  "slug": "sloboda"
}