{
  "place_id": "sokulka#7966_11305",
  "wikidata": "Q818403",
  "country": "PL",
  "local_name": "Sokółka",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Sokółka",
      "why": "Polish official Latin-script name, retained in English in its native spelling.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Sokolka",
          "why": "Diacritic-free Polish form, also common in English historical indexes."
        },
        {
          "name": "Sokolke",
          "why": "Yiddish historical name documented by JewishGen and used in English genealogical writing."
        },
        {
          "name": "Sakulka",
          "why": "Belarusian community name documented by JewishGen; not a Polish renaming."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Sokółka",
      "why": "Same as in English; retain this spelling in French. No separate French exonym is selected.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Sokolka",
          "why": "Unaccented Polish form used in French, including reports on the town’s Catholic sanctuary."
        },
        {
          "name": "Sokolke",
          "why": "Yiddish historical name retained as a search aid for French Jewish-history research; no broad French preference claimed."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Sokółka is a town in Podlaskie Voivodeship northeast of Białystok. It lies in a border region with Catholic, Orthodox and Tatar cultural traditions.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "Input label is Ukrainian or indirect; local_name gives the native spelling. Reference: https://cdp.jewishgen.org/eastern-europe/poland/sokolka",
  "rank": 564,
  "slug": "sokolka"
}