{
  "place_id": "alitus#8022_11336",
  "wikidata": "Q450625",
  "country": "LT",
  "local_name": "Alytus",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Alytus",
      "why": "Official Lithuanian Latin-script name, retained in English.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Olita",
          "why": "Polish historical name, found in English discussions of the former Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and in family records."
        },
        {
          "name": "Aliten",
          "why": "Historical German form, used for the town in older maps and military sources."
        },
        {
          "name": "Алитус",
          "why": "Russian Cyrillic rendering of the Lithuanian name."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Alytus",
      "why": "Same Lithuanian spelling as in English; no established modern French replacement is needed.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Olita",
          "why": "Older Polish-derived name encountered in French historical geography; Alytus is the current form."
        },
        {
          "name": "Aliten",
          "why": "German historical name retained in French references to German maps or military operations."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Alytus is a city on both banks of the Nemunas in southern Lithuania. It is a major urban centre of the Dzūkija region and has a history of river crossings and industrial development.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "Historical Olita does not represent a recent municipal renaming.",
  "rank": 209,
  "slug": "alytus"
}