{
  "place_id": "sopot#8024_11030",
  "wikidata": "Q92689",
  "country": "PL",
  "local_name": "Sopot",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Sopot",
      "why": "Polish Latin-script name used in English; the native spelling is retained rather than retransliterating the Ukrainian input label.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Zoppot",
          "why": "Historical German name used in English historical and genealogical writing; not the current Polish name."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Sopot",
      "why": "Same spelling as in English; French references retain the local Latin-script name, without a fixed article.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Zoppot",
          "why": "German historical name used in French accounts of the former Free City of Danzig."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Sopot is a seaside resort on the Bay of Gdańsk between Gdańsk and Gdynia. Its long wooden pier and spa traditions are central to its identity.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "high",
  "notes": "Input label 'Сопот' is Ukrainian or an indirect spelling; local_name is restored to the native-language form.",
  "rank": 317,
  "slug": "sopot"
}