{
  "place_id": "tarashcha#7752_11694",
  "wikidata": "Q65380",
  "country": "UA",
  "local_name": "Тараща",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Tarashcha",
      "why": "Current Ukrainian name, using the Ukrainian national romanization adopted in 2010 and recommended by the UN in 2012.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Tarascha",
          "why": "Older simplified English spelling listed in geographical references."
        },
        {
          "name": "Tarachtcha",
          "why": "French-language name, relevant when an English text quotes a French source title or historical reference; not the selected English main form."
        },
        {
          "name": "Taraŝa",
          "why": "ISO 9:1995 character transliteration; a standard-derived retrieval form, not claimed as an independently attested press exonym. Confidence in textual occurrence is medium."
        },
        {
          "name": "Тараща",
          "why": "Original Ukrainian spelling for matching local addresses, maps or source titles cited in English."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Tarachtcha",
      "why": "French reference form with chtch for щ; international Tarashcha remains useful in cited titles.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Tarashcha",
          "why": "International Ukrainian spelling useful in French citations; Tarachtcha follows French chtch for щ."
        },
        {
          "name": "Tarascha",
          "why": "Older simplified spelling in historical references; French frequency uncertain."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Tarashcha is a town south of Kyiv in central Ukraine. It is a local administrative and educational centre in the rolling countryside of the historic Kyiv region.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "Formal romanization variants are search aids and do not establish common usage in either language. Reference pages checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarashcha ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarachtcha.",
  "rank": 950,
  "slug": "tarashcha"
}