{
  "place_id": "saue#8295_11364",
  "wikidata": "Q86206",
  "country": "EE",
  "local_name": "Saue",
  "forms": [],
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Saue",
      "why": "Official Estonian Latin-script name retained in English.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Friedrichshof",
          "why": "German historical name of Saue Manor; the manor and modern town have different boundaries."
        },
        {
          "name": "Klein-Sauß",
          "why": "Earlier German name of Saue Manor, confirmed by the manor’s own historical description; not coextensive with the modern town."
        },
        {
          "name": "Klein-Sauss",
          "why": "Older German manor-name typography recorded by the Estonian place-name dictionary."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Saue",
      "why": "Same as in English; the French locality reference uses this heading.",
      "alternatives": []
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Saue is a town southwest of Tallinn in Estonia's Harju County. Its manor house and railway connection with the capital are important features of the town.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "Friedrichshof and Klein-Sauß identify the manor associated with Saue, not identical town boundaries. Manor source confirms German names. https://sauemois.ee/?lang=de ; https://arhiiv.eki.ee/dict/knr/lisad/knr_sonastik.pdf Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saue ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saue.",
  "rank": 1485,
  "slug": "saue"
}