{
  "place_id": "lendziny#7784_11061",
  "wikidata": "Q276858",
  "country": "PL",
  "local_name": "Lędziny",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Lędziny",
      "why": "Polish official Latin-script name, retained in English in its native spelling.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Lendzin",
          "why": "Historical German name, used in English references to Upper Silesian records."
        },
        {
          "name": "Ledziny",
          "why": "Diacritic-free search spelling of the native name; not a separate official name."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Lędziny",
      "why": "Same as in English; retain this spelling in French. No separate French exonym is selected.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Lendzin",
          "why": "German historical name retained when French works discuss former Upper Silesian administration."
        },
        {
          "name": "Ledziny",
          "why": "Accent-free search form for French keyboards and older indexes; preserve the native letters in edited French."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Lędziny is a town in Silesian Voivodeship southeast of Katowice. Coal mining has been a major part of its industrial development.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "high",
  "notes": "Input label is Ukrainian or indirect; local_name gives the native spelling.",
  "rank": 602,
  "slug": "ledziny"
}