{
  "place_id": "yurbarkas#8060_11264",
  "wikidata": "Q835838",
  "country": "LT",
  "local_name": "Jurbarkas",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Jurbarkas",
      "why": "Current official Lithuanian Latin-script name, retained in English with its local spelling; no Cyrillic romanization is required.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Georgenburg",
          "why": "German historical name in English accounts of the town and its medieval castle; not an unrestricted name for every nearby castle site."
        },
        {
          "name": "Jurgenburg",
          "why": "German historical variant recorded in English reference material."
        },
        {
          "name": "Eurburg",
          "why": "Historical German variant recorded in English reference material."
        },
        {
          "name": "Jurbork",
          "why": "Historical Polish name quoted in English regional history and genealogical references."
        },
        {
          "name": "Yurburg",
          "why": "Yiddish-derived name used in Jewish historical and genealogical references; not the modern civic name."
        },
        {
          "name": "Jorbarks",
          "why": "Samogitian regional name, quoted in English geographical references."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Jurbarkas",
      "why": "Same form as in English; retained in French reference usage, without a separate French exonym.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Georgenburg",
          "why": "German historical name explicitly given in French accounts of the town’s medieval origins."
        },
        {
          "name": "Jurgenburg",
          "why": "German historical variant listed in the French reference entry."
        },
        {
          "name": "Eurburg",
          "why": "German historical variant listed in French reference material."
        },
        {
          "name": "Jurbork",
          "why": "Polish historical name explicitly given in French reference material."
        },
        {
          "name": "Yurburg",
          "why": "Yiddish form explicitly given in the French reference entry."
        },
        {
          "name": "Jorbarks",
          "why": "Samogitian name explicitly given in the French reference entry."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Jurbarkas is a town on the Nemunas in western Lithuania, where the Mituva joins the larger river. Its position beside a river crossing has shaped its history as a frontier and trading town.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "Reference pages checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurbarkas ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurbarkas.",
  "rank": 921,
  "slug": "jurbarkas"
}