{
  "place_id": "kurshenai#8111_11274",
  "wikidata": "Q835856",
  "country": "LT",
  "local_name": "Kuršėnai",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Kuršėnai",
      "why": "Current official Lithuanian Latin-script name, retained in English with its local spelling; no Cyrillic romanization is required.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Kurszany",
          "why": "Historical Polish name quoted in English regional history and genealogical references."
        },
        {
          "name": "Kurshon",
          "why": "Yiddish-derived name used in Jewish historical and genealogical references; not the modern civic name."
        },
        {
          "name": "Kurschenen",
          "why": "German historical name listed in English accounts of the town."
        },
        {
          "name": "Koršienā",
          "why": "Samogitian regional name, quoted in English reference material."
        },
        {
          "name": "Kursenai",
          "why": "Diacritic-free typing or indexing form of Kuršėnai for English retrieval; not a separate official name. Independent prose frequency is unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Korsiena",
          "why": "Diacritic-free typing or indexing form of Koršienā for English retrieval; not a separate official name. Independent prose frequency is unverified."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Kuršėnai",
      "why": "Same form as in English; retained in French reference usage, without a separate French exonym.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Kurszany",
          "why": "Polish historical name useful in French regional or Jewish-history references; not a separate French exonym."
        },
        {
          "name": "Kurshon",
          "why": "Jewish historical name for retrieval in French-language sources; exact frequency in French prose is unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Koršienā",
          "why": "Samogitian name explicitly given in French reference material."
        },
        {
          "name": "Kursenai",
          "why": "Diacritic-free typing or indexing form of Kuršėnai for French retrieval; not a separate official name. Independent prose frequency is unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Korsiena",
          "why": "Diacritic-free typing or indexing form of Koršienā for French retrieval; not a separate official name. Independent prose frequency is unverified."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Kuršėnai is a town on the Venta River west of Šiauliai in northern Lithuania. It is known for pottery and for its restored manor estate.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "Reference pages checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuršėnai ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuršėnai. Pottery and manor context: https://lithuania.travel/en/what-to-do/themed-experiences/castles-and-manors-of-lithuania .",
  "rank": 911,
  "slug": "kursenai"
}