{
  "place_id": "zharuv#7830_10916",
  "wikidata": "Q393043",
  "country": "PL",
  "local_name": "Żarów",
  "forms": [],
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Żarów",
      "why": "Official Polish Latin-script name retained in English.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Saarau",
          "why": "Historical German name used in English regional history; not the present Polish civic name."
        },
        {
          "name": "Zarow",
          "why": "Diacritic-free typing/indexing variant of Żarów for English retrieval; independent prose frequency unverified."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Żarów",
      "why": "Same as in English; the French locality reference uses this heading.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Saarau",
          "why": "German historical name explicitly recorded in the French locality reference; used for the town’s earlier history."
        },
        {
          "name": "Zarow",
          "why": "Diacritic-free typing/indexing variant of Żarów for French retrieval; independent prose frequency unverified."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Żarów is a town near Świdnica in Lower Silesia, southwestern Poland. Its growth was shaped by the railway and local deposits used by industry.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "Empty input Wikidata ID resolved to Q393043. Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Żarów ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Żarów.",
  "rank": 1407,
  "slug": "zarow"
}