{
  "place_id": "liuban#7839_10850",
  "wikidata": "",
  "country": "PL",
  "local_name": "Lubań",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Lubań",
      "why": "Current Polish Latin-script name, retained in English with its native spelling.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Lauban",
          "why": "Historical German name used in English historical writing and archival searches; not the present official name."
        },
        {
          "name": "Luban",
          "why": "Unaccented Polish spelling."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Lubań",
      "why": "Same as in English; retain the native Latin spelling in French. No separate established French exonym is selected.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Lauban",
          "why": "German historical name used in French accounts of Lusatia."
        },
        {
          "name": "Luban",
          "why": "Unaccented search form in French plain text; retain the native diacritics in edited French."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Lubań is a town on the Kwisa in south-western Poland, in the historical region of Upper Lusatia. Its town hall and defensive remains reflect its role in the Lusatian urban network.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "high",
  "notes": "Lubań in Poland is distinct from Liuban in Belarus and Lubny in Ukraine. Input label 'Любань' is Ukrainian or indirect; local_name gives the native spelling. Wikidata is missing in the input and is left empty pending entity verification.",
  "rank": 492,
  "slug": "luban"
}