{
  "place_id": "krosno-odzhanske#7891_10838",
  "wikidata": "Q148947",
  "country": "PL",
  "local_name": "Krosno Odrzańskie",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Krosno Odrzańskie",
      "why": "Current official Polish Latin-script name, retained in English with its local spelling; no Cyrillic romanization is needed.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Crossen an der Oder",
          "why": "Historical German name used in English accounts of the town before its transfer to Poland in 1945."
        },
        {
          "name": "Crossen",
          "why": "Short historical German form; ambiguous without the Oder qualifier."
        },
        {
          "name": "Krossen an der Oder",
          "why": "German K-spelling variant in historical references."
        },
        {
          "name": "Krosno Odrzanskie",
          "why": "Diacritic-free typing or indexing variant of Krosno Odrzańskie for English retrieval; not a distinct official name. Textual frequency is unverified."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Krosno Odrzańskie",
      "why": "Same form as in English; retained in the French reference entry, without a separate French exonym.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Crossen an der Oder",
          "why": "German historical name quoted in French references."
        },
        {
          "name": "Crossen",
          "why": "Short historical form used when the Oder context is clear."
        },
        {
          "name": "Krosno Odrzanskie",
          "why": "Diacritic-free typing or indexing variant of Krosno Odrzańskie for French retrieval; not a distinct official name. Textual frequency is unverified."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Krosno Odrzańskie is a town at the meeting of the Bóbr and Oder in western Poland. Its castle and historic river crossing reflect its strategic position on routes through the region.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "high",
  "notes": "Missing Wikidata ID filled from the town’s linked item: Q148947. The river qualifier distinguishes this town from Krosno in southeastern Poland.",
  "rank": 893,
  "slug": "krosno-odrzanskie"
}