{
  "place_id": "kolobzheh#8009_10865",
  "wikidata": "Q110011",
  "country": "PL",
  "local_name": "Kołobrzeg",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Kołobrzeg",
      "why": "Current Polish Latin-script name, retained in English; no transliteration is needed.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Kolobrzeg",
          "why": "Diacritic-free rendering of the Polish name, used where Polish letters are unavailable; not the official spelling."
        },
        {
          "name": "Kolberg",
          "why": "Historical German name, used in English accounts of the town before 1945 and in historical or family records; not the current official name."
        },
        {
          "name": "Colberg",
          "why": "Older spelling found in English and French histories, especially accounts of the Napoleonic sieges."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Kołobrzeg",
      "why": "Same current Polish spelling as in English; no separate French exonym is selected.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Kolobrzeg",
          "why": "Accent-stripped form also encountered in French indexes and travel searches; the Polish spelling is preferred in edited French."
        },
        {
          "name": "Kolberg",
          "why": "German historical name retained in French writing about the former German town and in references to German sources."
        },
        {
          "name": "Colberg",
          "why": "Historical French spelling, particularly in Napoleonic military history; Kołobrzeg is the present Polish name."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Kołobrzeg is a Baltic port and seaside resort in West Pomeranian Voivodeship. Its old town, cathedral and lighthouse reflect a history of trade, fortification and spa tourism.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "",
  "rank": 240,
  "slug": "kolobrzeg"
}