{
  "place_id": "vitkovo#7913_10987",
  "wikidata": "Q1122800",
  "country": "PL",
  "local_name": "Witkowo",
  "forms": [],
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Witkowo",
      "why": "Official Polish Latin-script name retained in English.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Wittingen",
          "why": "German occupation-era name explicitly given in French reference text; not the German town of the same name."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Witkowo",
      "why": "Same form as in English; used in French geographical reference headings.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Wittingen",
          "why": "German historical form explicitly quoted in French references; context distinguishes it from the German town."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Witkowo is a town southeast of Gniezno in Poland's Greater Poland Voivodeship. It serves a rural municipality near the lake and forest landscapes around Powidz.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witkowo ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witkowo.",
  "rank": 1246,
  "slug": "witkowo"
}