{
  "place_id": "kretynha#8105_11180",
  "wikidata": "Q1788115",
  "country": "LT",
  "local_name": "Kretinga",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Kretinga",
      "why": "Lithuanian official Latin-script name, retained in English in its native spelling.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Kretynga",
          "why": "Polish historical name used in English history and genealogy."
        },
        {
          "name": "Krottingen",
          "why": "German historical name used in English accounts of the Baltic region."
        },
        {
          "name": "Kretingen",
          "why": "Historical German variant, relevant to archival searches."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Kretinga",
      "why": "Same as in English; retain this spelling in French. No separate French exonym is selected.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Krottingen",
          "why": "German historical name quoted in French writing on the Baltic provinces."
        },
        {
          "name": "Kretynga",
          "why": "Polish historical form used in French quotations and genealogical contexts."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Kretinga is a town in western Lithuania near the Baltic coast and the Akmena River. Its Franciscan monastery and the Tiškevičius manor with its winter garden are notable landmarks.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "Input label is Ukrainian or indirect; local_name gives the native spelling.",
  "rank": 578,
  "slug": "kretinga"
}