{
  "place_id": "saldus#8148_11249",
  "wikidata": "Q744247",
  "country": "LV",
  "local_name": "Saldus",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Saldus",
      "why": "Current official Latvian Latin-script name, retained in English with its local spelling.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Frauenburg",
          "why": "German historical name used in English Courland history; distinct from Frauenburg/Frombork in Poland."
        },
        {
          "name": "Froienburg",
          "why": "Yiddish-derived name used in English Jewish historical and genealogical references."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Saldus",
      "why": "Same form as in English; modern French reference usage has replaced the older French exonym Frauembourg.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Frauembourg",
          "why": "Older French exonym explicitly recorded in French references, now superseded there by Saldus."
        },
        {
          "name": "Frauenburg",
          "why": "German historical spelling retained in French Courland histories."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Saldus is a town in western Latvia, in the historical region of Courland. It is closely associated with the painter Janis Rozentāls, whose former home is now a museum.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "Frauembourg is an older French exonym, not the German spelling Frauenburg. Do not confuse this Courland town with Frombork in Poland. Reference pages checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saldus ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saldus.",
  "rank": 1033,
  "slug": "saldus"
}