{
  "place_id": "dzerzhoniuv#7818_10925",
  "wikidata": "Q778251",
  "country": "PL",
  "local_name": "Dzierżoniów",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Dzierżoniów",
      "why": "Polish Latin-script name used in English; the native spelling is retained rather than retransliterating the Ukrainian input label.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Reichenbach",
          "why": "German historical name; ambiguous without a Silesian context."
        },
        {
          "name": "Reichenbach im Eulengebirge",
          "why": "Full German historical designation distinguishing other towns named Reichenbach."
        },
        {
          "name": "Rychbach",
          "why": "Earlier Polish form, before adoption of Dzierżoniów in 1946."
        },
        {
          "name": "Dzierzoniow",
          "why": "Spelling without native diacritics, used in English plain-text indexes and international search; not a separate exonym."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Dzierżoniów",
      "why": "Same spelling as in English; French references retain the local Latin-script name, without a fixed article.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Reichenbach",
          "why": "Historical name used in French accounts of the Silesian town and the Reichenbach conventions."
        },
        {
          "name": "Reichenbach im Eulengebirge",
          "why": "Full German historical designation in French historical references."
        },
        {
          "name": "Dzierzoniow",
          "why": "French plain-text and search variant without native diacritics; the main form keeps the local spelling."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Dzierżoniów is a town in Lower Silesia near the Owl Mountains. Its old centre preserves medieval walls, while its modern industrial history includes radio and electronics manufacture.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "The present Polish name honours Jan Dzierżon. Do not confuse with other German-speaking towns called Reichenbach. Input label 'Дзержонюв' is Ukrainian or an indirect spelling; local_name is restored to the native-language form. Wikidata ID missing in input, supplied after checking https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q778251 and the town article link.",
  "rank": 326,
  "slug": "dzierzoniow"
}