Key:historic

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For historic places and buildings.

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Historic

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See also: Historic

For mapping historical features. See Historic article for more details.

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Key Value Element Comment Rendering Photo
historic archaeological_site Node Area A place in which evidence of past activity is preserved
Tourist archaeological2.glow.16.png
Dscf0105 600.jpg
historic battlefield Node Area The site of a battle or military skirmish in the past. this could be on land or at sea.
Fort Donelson river battery (1).jpg
historic boundary_stone Node A historic boundary stone usually found along the way.
Boundary stone St Brelade and St Peter, Jersey.jpg
historic castle Node Area Other languages Dscf0226 600.jpg
historic city_gate Node Area A Wikipediacity gate (or town gate) is a gate within a city wall. Spaarnwouder- of Amsterdamse poort.jpg
historic farm Node Area A historical farm, kept in it's original state. See for example the Oost-Bellegoed farm in Ypres: https://inventaris.onroerenderfgoed.be/dibe/relict/30592
historic fort Node Area A military fort - distinct from a castle as it is generally more modern
historic manor Node Area Historic manors/mansions having different use today Gut Panker Herrenhaus.jpg
historic memorial Node Area Much like a monument, but smaller. Might range from a WWII memorial to a simple plate on a wall.
Memorial.p.16.png
CIMG4191.JPG
historic monument Node Area An object, especially large and made of stone, built to remember and show respect to a person or group of people. Other languages
Monument.JPG
historic ruins Node Area Remains of a castle or alike, usage was abandoned.


A replacement proposal can be found at Proposed_features/ruins for ruins of historic buildings. E.g. historic=castle, ruins=yes

Dscf1813-800.jpg
historic rune_stone Node A runestone is typically a raised stone with a runic inscription. [1]
U 240, Lingsberg.JPG
historic wayside_cross Node Area A historical (usually christian) cross. Frequently found along the way in southern germany, austria and probably elsewhere.
Wegkreuz.jpg
historic wayside_shrine Node Area A historical shrine often showing a religious depiction. Frequently found along the way in southern germany, austria and probably elsewhere. 2003-10-11 tanner moor 36.JPG
historic wreck Node Area Nautical craft that has unintentionally been sunk or destroyed. WreckIcon.png LovilleWreckRedsea.jpg
historic ship Node Area A de-commissioned ship or submarine Aurora Cruiser Museum StPetersburg.JPG
historic user defined Node Area All commonly used values according to Taginfo
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