{
  "place_id": "olshtyn#7987_11138",
  "wikidata": "Q82765",
  "country": "PL",
  "local_name": "Olsztyn",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Olsztyn",
      "why": "Official local spelling in the Latin alphabet, retained in English; no separate romanization is needed.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Allenstein",
          "why": "Historical German name, encountered in historical writing, maps and genealogy; not the current official name."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Olsztyn",
      "why": "Graphie locale officielle en alphabet latin, conservée en français ; aucune romanisation distincte n’est nécessaire.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Allenstein",
          "why": "Nom allemand historique, rencontré dans les ouvrages historiques, les cartes et la généalogie ; ce n’est pas le nom officiel actuel."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Olsztyn is a city on the Łyna River in northeastern Poland, in the historic region of Warmia. Its castle is associated with Nicolaus Copernicus, who worked there as an administrator.",
  "about_fr": "Olsztyn est une ville du nord-est de la Pologne, sur la Łyna, dans la région historique de Varmie. Son château est lié à Nicolas Copernic, qui y exerça des fonctions administratives.",
  "certainty": "high",
  "notes": "Alias coverage is short here: no further well-supported English/French forms were established in this pass; do not manufacture variants to meet a count.",
  "rank": 63,
  "slug": "olsztyn"
}