{
  "place_id": "osek#7774_11070",
  "wikidata": "Q3155423",
  "country": "PL",
  "local_name": "Osiek",
  "forms": [],
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Osiek",
      "why": "Official Polish Latin-script name retained in English.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Ossech",
          "why": "Medieval documentary spelling quoted in English local history."
        },
        {
          "name": "Ossek",
          "why": "Medieval documentary spelling quoted in English local history."
        },
        {
          "name": "Osschek",
          "why": "Spelling in the 1457 sale document quoted in English local history."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Osiek",
      "why": "Same as in English; used as the French geographical reference heading.",
      "alternatives": []
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Osiek is a village near Oświęcim in southern Poland. Its history is tied to the former Duchy of Oświęcim and the surrounding region of Lesser Poland.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osiek,_Oświęcim_County ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osiek_(Oświęcim) ; https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Осек_(Освенцимський_повіт).",
  "rank": 1361,
  "slug": "osiek"
}