{
  "place_id": "ogre#8156_11366",
  "wikidata": "Q731915",
  "country": "LV",
  "local_name": "Ogre",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Ogre",
      "why": "Current Latvian Latin-script name, retained in English with its native spelling.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Oger",
          "why": "German historical name in English Baltic history."
        },
        {
          "name": "Огре",
          "why": "Russian Cyrillic spelling, useful for Soviet-era source matching."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Ogre",
      "why": "Same as in English; retain the native Latin spelling in French. No separate established French exonym is selected.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Oger",
          "why": "German historical name relevant to French accounts of the Baltic provinces."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Ogre is a town south-east of Riga in Latvia, where the Ogre river joins the Daugava. Its wooded surroundings helped it develop as a place for summer houses and recreation.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "high",
  "notes": "The town and its namesake river should be distinguished. Input label 'Оґре' is Ukrainian or indirect; local_name gives the native spelling.",
  "rank": 440,
  "slug": "ogre"
}