{
  "place_id": "tykhy#7784_11054",
  "wikidata": "Q11977",
  "country": "PL",
  "local_name": "Tychy",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Tychy",
      "why": "Official local spelling in the Latin alphabet, retained in English; no separate romanization is needed.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Tichau",
          "why": "Historical German name, encountered in historical writing, maps and genealogy; not the current official name."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Tychy",
      "why": "Graphie locale officielle en alphabet latin, conservée en français ; aucune romanisation distincte n’est nécessaire.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Tichau",
          "why": "Nom allemand historique, rencontré dans les ouvrages historiques, les cartes et la généalogie ; ce n’est pas le nom officiel actuel."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Tychy is a city south of Katowice in southern Poland. It is associated with brewing and car manufacturing, and much of its urban layout reflects postwar expansion.",
  "about_fr": "Tychy est une ville du sud de la Pologne, au sud de Katowice. Elle est liée à la brasserie et à la construction automobile, et son urbanisme reflète largement son expansion après la guerre.",
  "certainty": "high",
  "notes": "Alias coverage is short here: no further well-supported English/French forms were established in this pass; do not manufacture variants to meet a count.",
  "rank": 78,
  "slug": "tychy"
}