{
  "place_id": "kalish#7875_11004",
  "wikidata": "Q52842",
  "country": "PL",
  "local_name": "Kalisz",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Kalisz",
      "why": "Current local name, already written in the Latin alphabet; used directly in English without translation.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Kalisch",
          "why": "Historical German name, encountered in English historical writing, older maps and family records."
        },
        {
          "name": "Kalish",
          "why": "Yiddish name in Latin transcription, used in Jewish history and genealogy; transcription varies between authors."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Kalisz",
      "why": "Nom local actuel, déjà écrit en alphabet latin et repris tel quel en français.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Kalisch",
          "why": "Nom allemand historique, rencontré dans les récits historiques, les anciennes cartes et les recherches familiales."
        },
        {
          "name": "Kalish",
          "why": "Nom yiddish transcrit en caractères latins, employé en histoire juive et en généalogie ; la transcription varie selon les auteurs."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Kalisz is a city on the Prosna River in Greater Poland. Its long urban history is visible in its churches, old streets and archaeological sites.",
  "about_fr": "Kalisz est une ville de Grande-Pologne, sur la Prosna. Ses églises, ses rues anciennes et ses sites archéologiques témoignent d’une longue histoire urbaine.",
  "certainty": "high",
  "notes": "Ancient Calisia is often associated with Kalisz, but the identification is debated; it is not supplied as an unrestricted synonym.",
  "rank": 105,
  "slug": "kalisz"
}