{
  "place_id": "sandomyr#7815_11208",
  "wikidata": "Q193177",
  "country": "PL",
  "local_name": "Sandomierz",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Sandomierz",
      "why": "Current Polish Latin-script name, retained in English with its native spelling.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Sandomir",
          "why": "Established older English exonym, especially in historical writing."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Sandomir",
      "why": "Established French exonym, particularly in Polish historical writing. The local Polish Sandomierz is also current in French travel references.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Sandomierz",
          "why": "Current Polish spelling also used in French travel and geographical references."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Sandomierz is a historic town on high ground above the Vistula in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship. Its cathedral, castle and market square preserve the character of an important medieval Polish centre.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "high",
  "notes": "French preserves an established exonym rather than merely retranscribing the Ukrainian input label. Input label 'Сандомир' is Ukrainian or indirect; local_name gives the native spelling.",
  "rank": 450,
  "slug": "sandomierz"
}