{
  "place_id": "starhard#7963_10835",
  "wikidata": "Q106268",
  "country": "PL",
  "local_name": "Stargard",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Stargard",
      "why": "Current local name, already written in the Latin alphabet; used directly in English without translation.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Stargard in Pommern",
          "why": "Historical German name, encountered in English historical writing, older maps and family records."
        },
        {
          "name": "Stargard an der Ihna",
          "why": "Historical German name, encountered in English historical writing, older maps and family records."
        },
        {
          "name": "Stargard Szczeciński",
          "why": "Former official name, replaced in 2016; still encountered in older maps, reports and historical accounts."
        },
        {
          "name": "Stargard Szczecinski",
          "why": "Former official name, replaced in 2016; still encountered in older maps, reports and historical accounts."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Stargard",
      "why": "Nom local actuel, déjà écrit en alphabet latin et repris tel quel en français.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Stargard in Pommern",
          "why": "Nom allemand historique, rencontré dans les récits historiques, les anciennes cartes et les recherches familiales."
        },
        {
          "name": "Stargard an der Ihna",
          "why": "Nom allemand historique, rencontré dans les récits historiques, les anciennes cartes et les recherches familiales."
        },
        {
          "name": "Stargard Szczeciński",
          "why": "Ancien nom officiel, remplacé en 2016 ; encore présent dans les anciennes cartes, les reportages et les récits historiques."
        },
        {
          "name": "Stargard Szczecinski",
          "why": "Ancien nom officiel, remplacé en 2016 ; encore présent dans les anciennes cartes, les reportages et les récits historiques."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Stargard is a city on the Ina River in West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland. Its brick Gothic churches and surviving town defences reflect a long trading history.",
  "about_fr": "Stargard est une ville de Poméranie-Occidentale, dans le nord-ouest de la Pologne, sur l’Ina. Ses églises gothiques en brique et ses fortifications rappellent une longue histoire commerciale.",
  "certainty": "high",
  "notes": "The qualifier Szczeciński was removed on 1 January 2016. This is not Starogard Gdański. Missing Wikidata ID restored from the matching article.",
  "rank": 147,
  "slug": "stargard"
}