{
  "place_id": "olesno#7826_11023",
  "wikidata": "Q717404",
  "country": "PL",
  "local_name": "Olesno",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Olesno",
      "why": "Current official Polish Latin-script name, retained in English with its local spelling.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Rosenberg in Oberschlesien",
          "why": "German historical name used in English accounts of the place before 1945."
        },
        {
          "name": "Rosenberg O.S.",
          "why": "Abbreviated historical German qualifier identifying Upper Silesia."
        },
        {
          "name": "Rosenberg",
          "why": "Short German historical name; ambiguous without regional context."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Olesno",
      "why": "Same form as in English; retained in French reference usage.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Rosenberg",
          "why": "German historical name retained in French Silesian references."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Olesno is a county town in Poland's Opole region. It is known for the wooden pilgrimage church of Saint Anne outside the town centre.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "high",
  "notes": "Reference pages checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olesno ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olesno.",
  "rank": 1076,
  "slug": "olesno"
}