{
  "place_id": "ostruda#7983_11109",
  "wikidata": "Q899751",
  "country": "PL",
  "local_name": "Ostróda",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Ostróda",
      "why": "Polish Latin-script name used in English; the native spelling is retained rather than retransliterating the Ukrainian input label.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Osterode",
          "why": "German historical name used in English East Prussian history."
        },
        {
          "name": "Osterode in Ostpreußen",
          "why": "Full German historical designation, distinguishing the town from Osterode am Harz."
        },
        {
          "name": "Osterode in Ostpreussen",
          "why": "Plain-letter version of the full German historical designation."
        },
        {
          "name": "Ostroda",
          "why": "Spelling without native diacritics, used in English plain-text indexes and international search; not a separate exonym."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Ostróda",
      "why": "Same spelling as in English; French references retain the local Latin-script name, without a fixed article.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Osterode",
          "why": "German historical name encountered in French histories of East Prussia."
        },
        {
          "name": "Ostroda",
          "why": "French plain-text and search variant without native diacritics; the main form keeps the local spelling."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Ostróda is a town in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, beside Lake Drwęca. Its Teutonic castle and lakeside setting connect its medieval history with its role as a tourist centre.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "The present-day town is in Poland, not Osterode am Harz in Germany. Input label 'Оструда' is Ukrainian or an indirect spelling; local_name is restored to the native-language form.",
  "rank": 323,
  "slug": "ostroda"
}