{
  "place_id": "pish#7979_11211",
  "wikidata": "Q985005",
  "country": "PL",
  "local_name": "Pisz",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Pisz",
      "why": "Polish official Latin-script name, retained in English in its native spelling.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Johannisburg",
          "why": "Historical German name used in English histories of East Prussia and genealogy."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Pisz",
      "why": "Same as in English; retain this spelling in French. No separate French exonym is selected.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Johannisburg",
          "why": "German historical name used in French accounts of East Prussia."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Pisz is a town in the Masurian lake district of northeastern Poland, on the Pisa River. It is a gateway to the Piska Forest and nearby lakes.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "high",
  "notes": "Input label is Ukrainian or indirect; local_name gives the native spelling.",
  "rank": 538,
  "slug": "pisz"
}