{
  "place_id": "staryi-sonch#7753_11146",
  "wikidata": "Q1280257",
  "country": "PL",
  "local_name": "Stary Sącz",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Stary Sącz",
      "why": "Official Polish Latin-script name retained in English.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Alt Sandez",
          "why": "German historical name used in regional history."
        },
        {
          "name": "Alt-Sanz",
          "why": "Yiddish-derived historical community name, listed by JewishGen."
        },
        {
          "name": "Altsandez",
          "why": "Joined German historical spelling listed by JewishGen."
        },
        {
          "name": "Tzantz Yashan",
          "why": "Hebrew historical community name listed by JewishGen; not a modern English civic name."
        },
        {
          "name": "Ószandec",
          "why": "Hungarian historical name listed in JewishGen community data."
        },
        {
          "name": "Stary Soncz",
          "why": "Historical Latin spelling listed in JewishGen community data."
        },
        {
          "name": "Alt-Sandz",
          "why": "Historical community spelling listed by JewishGen."
        },
        {
          "name": "Stary Sacz",
          "why": "Diacritic-free typing/indexing form of Stary Sącz for English retrieval; independent prose frequency is unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Oszandec",
          "why": "Diacritic-free typing/indexing form of Ószandec for English retrieval; independent prose frequency is unverified."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Stary Sącz",
      "why": "Same form as in English; used in French geographical references.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Alt Sandez",
          "why": "German historical name for French historical retrieval; independent French prose use unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Stary Sacz",
          "why": "Diacritic-free typing/indexing form of Stary Sącz for French retrieval; independent prose frequency is unverified."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Stary Sącz is a historic town near the confluence of the Dunajec and Poprad in southern Poland. Its old town and Poor Clare convent are closely associated with Saint Kinga.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "Do not confuse Stary Sącz with Nowy Sącz. Unqualified Sandz is omitted because it more often identifies the latter. Historical community forms checked against https://www.jewishgen.org/Communities/jgcd.php?dist1900=Nowy+S%C4%85cz&get=y&prov1900=Galicia Reference pages checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stary_Sącz ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stary_Sącz.",
  "rank": 1113,
  "slug": "stary-sacz"
}