{
  "place_id": "hlyvytsi#7794_11036",
  "wikidata": "Q105084",
  "country": "PL",
  "local_name": "Gliwice",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Gliwice",
      "why": "Official local spelling in the Latin alphabet, retained in English; no separate romanization is needed.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Gleiwitz",
          "why": "Historical German name, encountered in historical writing, maps and genealogy; not the current official name."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Gliwice",
      "why": "Graphie locale officielle en alphabet latin, conservée en français ; aucune romanisation distincte n’est nécessaire.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Gleiwitz",
          "why": "Nom allemand historique, rencontré dans les ouvrages historiques, les cartes et la généalogie ; ce n’est pas le nom officiel actuel."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Gliwice is a city in Upper Silesia in southern Poland. Its radio tower is associated with the staged incident used in Nazi propaganda on the eve of the invasion of Poland.",
  "about_fr": "Gliwice est une ville de Haute-Silésie, dans le sud de la Pologne. Sa tour radio est liée à l’incident mis en scène par les nazis pour leur propagande à la veille de l’invasion de la Pologne.",
  "certainty": "high",
  "notes": "Alias coverage is short here: no further well-supported English/French forms were established in this pass; do not manufacture variants to meet a count.",
  "rank": 62,
  "slug": "gliwice"
}