{
  "place_id": "lovych#7894_11107",
  "wikidata": "Q109992",
  "country": "PL",
  "local_name": "Łowicz",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Łowicz",
      "why": "Polish Latin-script name used in English; the native spelling is retained rather than retransliterating the Ukrainian input label.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Lowitsch",
          "why": "German historical rendering found in wartime records."
        },
        {
          "name": "Lowicz",
          "why": "Spelling without native diacritics, used in English plain-text indexes and international search; not a separate exonym."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Łowicz",
      "why": "Same spelling as in English; French references retain the local Latin-script name, without a fixed article.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Lowitsch",
          "why": "German historical name relevant to French wartime accounts."
        },
        {
          "name": "Lowicz",
          "why": "French plain-text and search variant without native diacritics; the main form keeps the local spelling."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Łowicz is a town on the Bzura in Łódź Voivodeship. Its cathedral and distinctive regional folk costumes reflect its religious and cultural importance.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "high",
  "notes": "Input label 'Лович' is Ukrainian or an indirect spelling; local_name is restored to the native-language form.",
  "rank": 380,
  "slug": "lowicz"
}