{
  "place_id": "shchetsyn#7968_10808",
  "wikidata": "Q393",
  "country": "PL",
  "local_name": "Szczecin",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Szczecin",
      "why": "The official Polish spelling, retained in English.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Stettin",
          "why": "German historical name, used in English accounts of the city before 1945."
        },
        {
          "name": "Stetin",
          "why": "Older French exonym, encountered in historical sources; the current editorial main is Polish Szczecin."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Szczecin",
      "why": "Nom officiel polonais conservé en français.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Stettin",
          "why": "Nom allemand historique, encore présent dans les ouvrages français."
        },
        {
          "name": "Stetin",
          "why": "Ancien exonyme français rencontré dans les sources historiques ; la forme principale actuelle retenue est le nom polonais Szczecin."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Szczecin is a port city on the Oder in northwestern Poland, connected to the Baltic through the Szczecin Lagoon. The Pomeranian Dukes’ Castle is a landmark of its historic centre.",
  "about_fr": "Szczecin est une ville portuaire du nord-ouest de la Pologne, sur l’Oder, reliée à la Baltique par la lagune de Szczecin. Le château des ducs de Poméranie est un repère de son centre historique.",
  "certainty": "high",
  "notes": "Input Wikidata field was empty; Q393 verified against Wikidata. Input Wikidata field was empty; identity checked at https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q393.",
  "rank": 23,
  "slug": "szczecin"
}