{
  "place_id": "zembitse#7811_10946",
  "wikidata": "Q207100",
  "country": "PL",
  "local_name": "Ziębice",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Ziębice",
      "why": "Official Polish Latin-script name retained in English.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Münsterberg",
          "why": "German historical name quoted in English geographical and historical references."
        },
        {
          "name": "Münsterberg in Schlesien",
          "why": "Qualified German historical form used to distinguish the Silesian town."
        },
        {
          "name": "Muensterberg",
          "why": "German ASCII spelling with ue for ü, indexed in English reference data."
        },
        {
          "name": "Ziebice",
          "why": "Diacritic-free typing/indexing form of Ziębice for English retrieval; independent prose frequency is unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Munsterberg",
          "why": "Diacritic-free typing/indexing form of Münsterberg for English retrieval; independent prose frequency is unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Munsterberg in Schlesien",
          "why": "Diacritic-free typing/indexing form of Münsterberg in Schlesien for English retrieval; independent prose frequency is unverified."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Ziębice",
      "why": "Same form as in English; used in French geographical references.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Münsterberg",
          "why": "German historical name used in French accounts of the Silesian duchy."
        },
        {
          "name": "Münsterberg in Schlesien",
          "why": "Qualified German historical form indexed in French references."
        },
        {
          "name": "Ziebice",
          "why": "Diacritic-free typing/indexing form of Ziębice for French retrieval; independent prose frequency is unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Munsterberg",
          "why": "Diacritic-free typing/indexing form of Münsterberg for French retrieval; independent prose frequency is unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Munsterberg in Schlesien",
          "why": "Diacritic-free typing/indexing form of Münsterberg in Schlesien for French retrieval; independent prose frequency is unverified."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Ziębice is a historic town in Lower Silesia in southwestern Poland. It was the seat of a Silesian duchy and retains medieval buildings and town defences.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "The historical Duchy of Münsterberg is associated with this town; its name does not make the town equivalent to the whole duchy. Reference pages checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ziębice ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ziębice.",
  "rank": 1182,
  "slug": "ziebice"
}