{
  "place_id": "berun#7782_11060",
  "wikidata": "Q325108",
  "country": "PL",
  "local_name": "Bieruń",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Bieruń",
      "why": "Polish official Latin-script name, retained in English in its native spelling.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Berun",
          "why": "German historical name used in English archival references."
        },
        {
          "name": "Alt Berun",
          "why": "Historical German name for the old town component; not an exact synonym for every part of present-day Bieruń."
        },
        {
          "name": "Bieruń Stary",
          "why": "Polish name for the old town component, often encountered in local-history writing."
        },
        {
          "name": "Bieruń Nowy",
          "why": "Polish name for the newer component; a district name rather than a full synonym."
        },
        {
          "name": "Neu Berun",
          "why": "Historical German name of the newer component, not the whole modern town."
        },
        {
          "name": "Bierun",
          "why": "Diacritic-free search spelling of the native name; not a separate official name."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Bieruń",
      "why": "Same as in English; retain this spelling in French. No separate French exonym is selected.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Berun",
          "why": "German historical name used in French historical geography."
        },
        {
          "name": "Alt Berun",
          "why": "Former name of the old component, quoted in French historical sources; narrower than the present municipality."
        },
        {
          "name": "Bierun",
          "why": "Accent-free search form for French keyboards and older indexes; preserve the native letters in edited French."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Bieruń is a town in Silesian Voivodeship southeast of Katowice. Its old centre and newer industrial districts reflect the growth of the Upper Silesian coalfield.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "Old and new Bieruń are component names, not interchangeable names for the whole modern town. Input label is Ukrainian or indirect; local_name gives the native spelling.",
  "rank": 513,
  "slug": "bierun"
}