{
  "place_id": "smolets#7837_10937",
  "wikidata": "Q1447731",
  "country": "PL",
  "local_name": "Smolec",
  "forms": [],
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Smolec",
      "why": "Official Polish Latin-script name retained in English.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Schmolz",
          "why": "German historical name explicitly documented in English regional history."
        },
        {
          "name": "Smolz",
          "why": "Medieval documentary spelling recorded in 1323."
        },
        {
          "name": "Smolcz",
          "why": "Medieval documentary spelling recorded in 1324 and 1326."
        },
        {
          "name": "Smolicz",
          "why": "Medieval documentary spelling recorded in 1328."
        },
        {
          "name": "Smoltz",
          "why": "Older documentary spelling quoted in English reference history."
        },
        {
          "name": "Smoltsch",
          "why": "Older documentary spelling quoted in English reference history."
        },
        {
          "name": "Schmoltsch",
          "why": "Older German documentary spelling quoted in English reference history."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Smolec",
      "why": "Same form as in English; used in French geographical reference headings.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Schmolz",
          "why": "German historical name for French archival matching; French prose frequency unverified."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Smolec is a village immediately west of Wrocław in Poland's Lower Silesian Voivodeship. Its railway connection and suburban housing link it closely to the regional capital.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "Empty input Wikidata ID resolved to Q1447731. Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smolec ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smolec.",
  "rank": 1264,
  "slug": "smolec"
}