Instead of the default [[Gramps_{{Version manual}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Settings#ID_Format|Place ID Format numbering (Pxxxx)]] for the imported places, the GOV-id will be used as the Place ID. If additional imports are performed, duplicate places (even part of the Enclosed By) will be automatically merged.

It is designed to be installed as a gramplet on the [[Gramps_{{Version manual}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Categories#Places_Category|Places Category (List/Tree) view]].

The language is set in the {{man menu|Edit -> Preferences..}} tabs {{man label|Display}} and is described in the [[Gramps_{{Version manual}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Settings#Place_Format_Editor|Place Format Editor]]. This is used as the preferred language for place names and types which are imported. The default language is German.

If the {{man menu|Preferences -> Places}} tabs {{man label|Language}} is set, then this is used as the preferred language for place names and types which are imported, otherwise, the preference is German.

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This example shows how the gramplet would be used with the GOV gazetteer website to import the place Frommenhausen.

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* If you use the Reorder Gramps IDs tool, it will change the ID to the default Pxxx numbering. Later use of this gramplet will import duplicate items (with different ID) since the Gramps ID is no longer the GOV-id and duplicates will not be identified.

* {{bug|11596}} Place format Language setting is not honored unless it is in lower case

* Other open issues [https://gramps-project.org/bugs/search.php?project_id=8&sticky=on&sort=last_updated&dir=DESC&hide_status=90&tag_string=GetGOV&match_type=0 tagged GetGOV] on the Gramps Bug Tracker.

* [[Addon:GeoName]] - downloads place information from the GeoNames gazetteer.