{
  "place_id": "hubin#7886_10818",
  "wikidata": "",
  "country": "PL",
  "local_name": "Gubin",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Gubin",
      "why": "Polish official Latin-script name, retained in English in its native spelling.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Guben",
          "why": "Historical German name of the undivided town; today also the name of the separate German municipality."
        },
        {
          "name": "Guben-Ost",
          "why": "German distinguishing label for the eastern part of the divided town; historical context required."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Gubin",
      "why": "Same as in English; retain this spelling in French. No separate French exonym is selected.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Guben",
          "why": "Historical name of the undivided town in French writing; now usually identifies the municipality across the border."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Gubin is a town on the Polish bank of the Lusatian Neisse, opposite Guben in Germany. The border divides what was once a single town, whose ruined main church now stands on the Polish side.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "high",
  "notes": "Do not treat modern German Guben as the same municipality. Input lacks Wikidata and GeoNames IDs; these are left unfilled. Input label is Ukrainian or indirect; local_name gives the native spelling.",
  "rank": 616,
  "slug": "gubin"
}