{
  "place_id": "narva#8298_11566",
  "wikidata": "Q102158",
  "country": "EE",
  "local_name": "Narva",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Narva",
      "why": "Established English use of the Estonian Latin-script name.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Narwa",
          "why": "Historical German and Swedish spelling, established in English histories of the Great Northern War."
        },
        {
          "name": "Нарва",
          "why": "Russian Cyrillic name used by the city’s Russian-speaking community; an original-script search form, not an English romanization."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Narva",
      "why": "Same spelling as in English; established French name, normally used without an article.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Narwa",
          "why": "Older spelling used in French histories, especially accounts of the Great Northern War."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Narva is an Estonian border city on the river of the same name, opposite Ivangorod in Russia. Its castle and the former Kreenholm textile works reflect its roles as a fortress town and an industrial centre.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "high",
  "notes": "Narva is distinct from the seaside town Narva-Jõesuu. The name itself needs no romanization from Estonian.",
  "rank": 200,
  "slug": "narva"
}