{
  "place_id": "tukums#8164_11286",
  "wikidata": "Q636935",
  "country": "LV",
  "local_name": "Tukums",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Tukums",
      "why": "Latvian official Latin-script name, retained in English in its native spelling.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Tuckum",
          "why": "Historical German name used in English accounts of Courland."
        },
        {
          "name": "Tukkum",
          "why": "Older international spelling found in historical sources."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Tukums",
      "why": "Same as in English; retain this spelling in French. No separate French exonym is selected.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Tuckum",
          "why": "Traditional German-derived form in older French geography of Courland."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Tukums is a town in western Latvia near the edge of the Kurzeme uplands. Its old centre and nearby manor houses make it a gateway to the region’s cultural landscape.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "high",
  "notes": "Input label is Ukrainian or indirect; local_name gives the native spelling.",
  "rank": 624,
  "slug": "tukums"
}