{
  "place_id": "seradz#7866_11040",
  "wikidata": "Q745074",
  "country": "PL",
  "local_name": "Sieradz",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Sieradz",
      "why": "Current Polish Latin-script name, retained in English; no transliteration is needed.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Schieratz",
          "why": "German historical form, particularly in accounts and records of the Second World War occupation."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Sieradz",
      "why": "Same current Polish spelling as in English; no separate French exonym is selected.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Schieratz",
          "why": "German name relevant to French histories and archives of the Nazi occupation."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Sieradz is a town on the Warta in Łódź Voivodeship. Its old centre recalls its medieval role as a regional seat in the Polish kingdom.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "high",
  "notes": "",
  "rank": 259,
  "slug": "sieradz"
}