{
  "place_id": "kempno#7848_10999",
  "wikidata": "Q640493",
  "country": "PL",
  "local_name": "Kępno",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Kępno",
      "why": "The official Polish Latin-script name, retained in English with its Polish spelling; no romanization is needed.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Kempen",
          "why": "German historical name used in English Prussian and Jewish history."
        },
        {
          "name": "Kempen in Posen",
          "why": "Qualified German historical name distinguishing this town from other places called Kempen."
        },
        {
          "name": "Kepno",
          "why": "Diacritic-free search and plain-text spelling of the local Latin name; not a separate official name."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Kępno",
      "why": "Same form as in English; retained in the French reference entry checked.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Kempen",
          "why": "German historical name explicitly identified in the French entry; context is needed because other towns share it."
        },
        {
          "name": "Kempen in Posen",
          "why": "Historical German qualification useful in French bibliographical searches."
        },
        {
          "name": "Kepno",
          "why": "Same local name without its diacritics, useful in French indexes, URLs and plain-text sources."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Kępno is a town in southern Greater Poland, near the historical border with Silesia. Its market square and surviving synagogue recall its trading and Jewish heritage.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "high",
  "notes": "",
  "rank": 716,
  "slug": "kepno"
}