{
  "place_id": "koshalin#8010_10898",
  "wikidata": "Q62868",
  "country": "PL",
  "local_name": "Koszalin",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Koszalin",
      "why": "Official local spelling in the Latin alphabet, retained in English; no separate romanization is needed.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Köslin",
          "why": "Historical German name, encountered in historical writing, maps and genealogy; not the current official name."
        },
        {
          "name": "Koeslin",
          "why": "Older historical spelling used in accounts of the place; retained for recognition rather than current official use."
        },
        {
          "name": "Koslin",
          "why": "Older historical spelling used in accounts of the place; retained for recognition rather than current official use."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Koszalin",
      "why": "Graphie locale officielle en alphabet latin, conservée en français ; aucune romanisation distincte n’est nécessaire.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Köslin",
          "why": "Nom allemand historique, rencontré dans les ouvrages historiques, les cartes et la généalogie ; ce n’est pas le nom officiel actuel."
        },
        {
          "name": "Koeslin",
          "why": "Ancienne graphie historique rencontrée dans les récits concernant la ville ; conservée pour l’identification."
        },
        {
          "name": "Koslin",
          "why": "Ancienne graphie historique rencontrée dans les récits concernant la ville ; conservée pour l’identification."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Koszalin is a city in northwestern Poland, inland from the Baltic coast. Its Gothic cathedral and remaining stretches of city wall recall its medieval Pomeranian past.",
  "about_fr": "Koszalin est une ville du nord-ouest de la Pologne, en retrait du littoral baltique. Sa cathédrale gothique et les vestiges de ses remparts rappellent son passé médiéval poméranien.",
  "certainty": "high",
  "notes": "Input Wikidata field was empty; identity checked at https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q62868.",
  "rank": 87,
  "slug": "koszalin"
}