{
  "place_id": "piarnu#8243_11361",
  "wikidata": "Q102365",
  "country": "EE",
  "local_name": "Pärnu",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Pärnu",
      "why": "Official Estonian Latin-script spelling, retained in English.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Parnu",
          "why": "Diacritic-free rendering of the Estonian name."
        },
        {
          "name": "Pernau",
          "why": "Historical German name, well established in English Baltic and Hanseatic history."
        },
        {
          "name": "Пернов",
          "why": "Historical Russian Cyrillic name, used before the Estonian name became official."
        },
        {
          "name": "Пярну",
          "why": "Current Russian Cyrillic rendering of the Estonian name."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Pärnu",
      "why": "Same Estonian spelling as in English; French normally uses it without an article.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Parnu",
          "why": "French typography sometimes omits the Estonian diaeresis."
        },
        {
          "name": "Pernau",
          "why": "Older German name used in French Baltic historical writing."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Pärnu is an Estonian port and seaside resort at the mouth of the Pärnu River on the Gulf of Riga. Its beaches and spa tradition have made it a major summer destination.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "high",
  "notes": "Pernau is historical, not a competing present Estonian official name.",
  "rank": 252,
  "slug": "parnu"
}