{
  "place_id": "biskupets#7992_11164",
  "wikidata": "Q201186",
  "country": "PL",
  "local_name": "Biskupiec",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Biskupiec",
      "why": "Current official Polish Latin-script name, retained in English with its local spelling; no Cyrillic romanization is required.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Bischofsburg",
          "why": "German historical name used in English histories of Warmia and East Prussia."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Biskupiec",
      "why": "Same form as in English; retained in French reference usage, without a separate French exonym.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Bischofsburg",
          "why": "German historical name used in French East Prussian history."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Biskupiec is a town east of Olsztyn in the Warmia region of northern Poland. It grew around an episcopal settlement and retains a historic centre with a prominent parish church.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "high",
  "notes": "Reference pages checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biskupiec ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biskupiec.",
  "rank": 953,
  "slug": "biskupiec"
}