{
  "place_id": "ludza#8141_11540",
  "wikidata": "Q744259",
  "country": "LV",
  "local_name": "Ludza",
  "forms": [],
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Ludza",
      "why": "Official Latvian Latin-script name retained in English.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Ludsen",
          "why": "Historical German name used in English Baltic references."
        },
        {
          "name": "Lutsen",
          "why": "Variant historical Latin spelling indexed in English naming data."
        },
        {
          "name": "Lucyn",
          "why": "Polish historical name quoted in English regional or genealogical references."
        },
        {
          "name": "Lutsin",
          "why": "Jewish-community name quoted in English historical or genealogical references."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Ludza",
      "why": "Same as in English; used as the French geographical reference heading.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Lucyn",
          "why": "Polish historical name explicitly quoted in the French locality reference."
        },
        {
          "name": "Ludsen",
          "why": "German historical name indexed in French naming data."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Ludza is a town among lakes in Latvia's eastern region of Latgale. The ruins of a Livonian castle overlook its old centre.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludza ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludza.",
  "rank": 1323,
  "slug": "ludza"
}