{
  "place_id": "hizhytsko#8002_11208",
  "wikidata": "Q841356",
  "country": "PL",
  "local_name": "Giżycko",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Giżycko",
      "why": "Polish Latin-script name used in English; the native spelling is retained rather than retransliterating the Ukrainian input label.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Lötzen",
          "why": "Historical German name common in English East Prussian histories."
        },
        {
          "name": "Loetzen",
          "why": "ASCII rendering of the German historical name."
        },
        {
          "name": "Lec",
          "why": "Earlier Polish name used before adoption of Giżycko in 1946."
        },
        {
          "name": "Gizycko",
          "why": "Spelling without native diacritics, used in English plain-text indexes and international search; not a separate exonym."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Giżycko",
      "why": "Same spelling as in English; French references retain the local Latin-script name, without a fixed article.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Lötzen",
          "why": "Historical German name used in French East Prussian and military history."
        },
        {
          "name": "Loetzen",
          "why": "Plain-letter French rendering of the German historical name."
        },
        {
          "name": "Gizycko",
          "why": "French plain-text and search variant without native diacritics; the main form keeps the local spelling."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Giżycko is a town among the Masurian lakes in north-eastern Poland. Its canals, harbour and Boyen Fortress reflect its roles in lake navigation and military history.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "high",
  "notes": "The current name honours Gustaw Gizewiusz. Input label 'Гіжицко' is Ukrainian or an indirect spelling; local_name is restored to the native-language form.",
  "rank": 365,
  "slug": "gizycko"
}