{
  "place_id": "polkovytsi#7861_10892",
  "wikidata": "",
  "country": "PL",
  "local_name": "Polkowice",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Polkowice",
      "why": "Current Polish Latin-script name, retained in English with its native spelling.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Polkwitz",
          "why": "Historical German name used in English historical writing and archival searches; not the present official name."
        },
        {
          "name": "Heerwegen",
          "why": "German Nazi-era name, relevant to wartime records."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Polkowice",
      "why": "Same as in English; retain the native Latin spelling in French. No separate established French exonym is selected.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Polkwitz",
          "why": "Historical German designation for French historical source matching."
        },
        {
          "name": "Heerwegen",
          "why": "German wartime name, not a present-day French designation."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Polkowice is a town in Lower Silesia in south-western Poland. Its modern development is closely tied to the copper-mining district around Lubin and Głogów.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "high",
  "notes": "Input label 'Польковиці' is Ukrainian or indirect; local_name gives the native spelling. Wikidata is missing in the input and is left empty pending entity verification.",
  "rank": 458,
  "slug": "polkowice"
}