{
  "place_id": "panevezhys#8095_11353",
  "wikidata": "Q1719466",
  "country": "LT",
  "local_name": "Panevėžys",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Panevėžys",
      "why": "Current local name, already written in the Latin alphabet; used directly in English without translation.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Poniewież",
          "why": "Polish name, used when discussing the town in Polish historical or family sources; not the current local official form."
        },
        {
          "name": "Ponevezh",
          "why": "Russian-based spelling, found in older international references and Russian-language source citations; retained as a recognition form."
        },
        {
          "name": "Ponevez",
          "why": "Yiddish name in Latin transcription, used in Jewish history and genealogy; transcription varies between authors."
        },
        {
          "name": "Ponivezh",
          "why": "Yiddish name in Latin transcription, used in Jewish history and genealogy; transcription varies between authors."
        },
        {
          "name": "Ponewiesch",
          "why": "Historical German name, encountered in English historical writing, older maps and family records."
        },
        {
          "name": "Panevezys",
          "why": "Diacritic-free spelling for plain-text references and search; not a separate official name."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Panevėžys",
      "why": "Nom local actuel, déjà écrit en alphabet latin et repris tel quel en français.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Poniewież",
          "why": "Nom polonais repris dans les travaux sur les sources historiques ou familiales polonaises ; ce n’est pas la forme officielle locale actuelle."
        },
        {
          "name": "Ponevezh",
          "why": "Graphie issue du russe, présente dans les anciennes références internationales et les citations de sources russophones ; forme conservée pour l’identification."
        },
        {
          "name": "Ponevez",
          "why": "Nom yiddish transcrit en caractères latins, employé en histoire juive et en généalogie ; la transcription varie selon les auteurs."
        },
        {
          "name": "Ponivezh",
          "why": "Nom yiddish transcrit en caractères latins, employé en histoire juive et en généalogie ; la transcription varie selon les auteurs."
        },
        {
          "name": "Ponewiesch",
          "why": "Nom allemand historique, rencontré dans les récits historiques, les anciennes cartes et les recherches familiales."
        },
        {
          "name": "Panevezys",
          "why": "Graphie sans signes diacritiques, utilisée dans les références en texte simple et pour la recherche ; aucun changement officiel de nom."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Panevėžys is a city on the Nevėžis River in northern Lithuania. It is a regional industrial and cultural centre and has an important place in the history of Lithuanian Jewry.",
  "about_fr": "Panevėžys est une ville du nord de la Lituanie, sur la Nevėžis. Centre industriel et culturel régional, elle tient aussi une place importante dans l’histoire des Juifs de Lituanie.",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "Ponevezh is also widely recognised through the name of the yeshiva that originated here; an institution named after the city is not itself a city synonym.",
  "rank": 111,
  "slug": "panevezys"
}