{
  "place_id": "zolochiv#7767_11383",
  "wikidata": "Q623594",
  "country": "UA",
  "local_name": "Золочів",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Zolochiv",
      "why": "Current Ukrainian name in the national romanization adopted in 2010, followed by BGN/PCGN since 2019; selected as the English main form.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Zolochev",
          "why": "Russian-based spelling in older English geographical or historical references; retained for recognition."
        },
        {
          "name": "Złoczów",
          "why": "Polish historical name widely used in English accounts of Galicia."
        },
        {
          "name": "Zloczow",
          "why": "Plain-letter Polish historical search form."
        },
        {
          "name": "Zoločìv",
          "why": "ISO 9:1995 transliteration of the Ukrainian spelling, supplied as a systematic bibliographic search form. This does not establish ordinary English usage."
        },
        {
          "name": "Золочів",
          "why": "Ukrainian original-script name, useful in quotations and bilingual indexes; not a romanized English name."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Zolotchiv",
      "why": "Editorial French transcription using French sound-spelling conventions; no place-specific official recommendation or press preference has been verified.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Zolochiv",
          "why": "Same form as in English; an international spelling usable in French maps and references."
        },
        {
          "name": "Zolotchev",
          "why": "Russian-based French transcription."
        },
        {
          "name": "Złoczów",
          "why": "Polish historical name relevant to French histories of the region; not a French phonetic transcription."
        },
        {
          "name": "Zloczow",
          "why": "Unaccented Polish historical spelling."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Zolochiv is a town in Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine. Its castle complex includes a palace with an unusual Chinese-inspired pavilion.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "This is Zolochiv in Lviv Oblast, not the settlement in Kharkiv Oblast. Romanization references: https://mfa.gov.ua/en/correctua ; https://arhiiv.eki.ee/wgrs/v3_0/rom2_uk.htm ; https://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/romanization/ukrainia.pdf .",
  "rank": 422,
  "slug": "zolochiv"
}