{
  "place_id": "skarshevy#8003_11024",
  "wikidata": "Q1015036",
  "country": "PL",
  "local_name": "Skarszewy",
  "forms": [],
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Skarszewy",
      "why": "Official Polish Latin-script name retained in English.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Schöneck",
          "why": "Historical German name used in English regional history; not the current Polish civic name."
        },
        {
          "name": "Schoneck",
          "why": "Diacritic-free typing/indexing variant of Schöneck for English retrieval; independent prose frequency is unverified."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Skarszewy",
      "why": "Same as in English; used as the French geographical reference heading.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Schöneck",
          "why": "German historical name explicitly used in the French locality reference, rather than a current French civic name."
        },
        {
          "name": "Schoneck",
          "why": "Diacritic-free typing/indexing variant of Schöneck for French retrieval; independent prose frequency is unverified."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Skarszewy is a town in the Kociewie region of northern Poland. Its historic centre preserves medieval walls and a castle associated with the Knights Hospitaller.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skarszewy ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skarszewy ; https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Скаршеви ; https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/Скаршэвы ; https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skarszewy.",
  "rank": 1359,
  "slug": "skarszewy"
}