{
  "place_id": "shprotava#7864_10863",
  "wikidata": "Q165066",
  "country": "PL",
  "local_name": "Szprotawa",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Szprotawa",
      "why": "Current official Polish Latin-script name, retained in English with its local spelling; no Cyrillic romanization is needed.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Sprottau",
          "why": "Historical German name used in English accounts of the town before its transfer to Poland in 1945."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Szprotawa",
      "why": "Same form as in English; retained in the French reference entry, without a separate French exonym.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Sprottau",
          "why": "German historical name used in French accounts of Silesia."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Szprotawa is a town where the Szprotawa River meets the Bóbr in western Poland. Its old centre, churches and former industrial sites reflect the history of this part of Lower Silesia.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "high",
  "notes": "Missing Wikidata ID filled from the linked town item: Q165066.",
  "rank": 875,
  "slug": "szprotawa"
}