{
  "place_id": "venhozhevo#8012_11208",
  "wikidata": "Q751153",
  "country": "PL",
  "local_name": "Węgorzewo",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Węgorzewo",
      "why": "Current official Polish Latin-script name, retained in English with its local spelling; no Cyrillic romanization is needed.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Angerburg",
          "why": "Historical German name used in English accounts of the town before its transfer to Poland in 1945."
        },
        {
          "name": "Węgobork",
          "why": "Older Polish name used before Węgorzewo became the official form after the Second World War."
        },
        {
          "name": "Ungura",
          "why": "Lithuanian name cited in English descriptions of the Masurian region."
        },
        {
          "name": "Wegorzewo",
          "why": "Diacritic-free typing or indexing variant of Węgorzewo for English retrieval; not a distinct official name. Textual frequency is unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Wegobork",
          "why": "Diacritic-free typing or indexing variant of Węgobork for English retrieval; not a distinct official name. Textual frequency is unverified."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Węgorzewo",
      "why": "Same form as in English; retained in the French reference entry, without a separate French exonym.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Angerburg",
          "why": "German historical name widely used in French accounts of East Prussia."
        },
        {
          "name": "Węgobork",
          "why": "Older Polish name for French historical source matching."
        },
        {
          "name": "Ungura",
          "why": "Lithuanian name explicitly given in the French reference entry."
        },
        {
          "name": "Wegorzewo",
          "why": "Diacritic-free typing or indexing variant of Węgorzewo for French retrieval; not a distinct official name. Textual frequency is unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Wegobork",
          "why": "Diacritic-free typing or indexing variant of Węgobork for French retrieval; not a distinct official name. Textual frequency is unverified."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Węgorzewo is a town at the northern end of the Masurian lake district in Poland. Its Teutonic castle and access to Lake Mamry connect its history with modern boating tourism.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "high",
  "notes": "",
  "rank": 898,
  "slug": "wegorzewo"
}