{
  "place_id": "gulbene#8176_11486",
  "wikidata": "Q753010",
  "country": "LV",
  "local_name": "Gulbene",
  "forms": [],
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Gulbene",
      "why": "Official Latvian Latin-script name retained in English.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Schwanenburg",
          "why": "Historical German name used in English Baltic and railway history."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Gulbene",
      "why": "Same as in English; used as the French geographical reference heading.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Schwanenburg",
          "why": "German historical name explicitly used in the French locality reference, rather than a current French civic name."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Gulbene is a town in northeastern Latvia. It is known for its railway heritage, including the narrow-gauge railway to Alūksne.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulbene ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulbene ; https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Гулбене ; https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/Гулбэнэ.",
  "rank": 1386,
  "slug": "gulbene"
}