OpenHistoricalMap

OpenHistoricalMap goes beyond the present, mapping places throughout the world… throughout the ages.
No community is too small, no story too obscure to add to this map.
Everyone has something to contribute, including you!

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Contribute

To contribute to OpenHistoricalMap, go to the main map, zoom in to a place of interest, and click the “Edit” button. If you are familiar with editing OpenStreetMap, the OpenHistoricalMap editing experience is very similar. See the tagging guidelines for information on a few changes we’ve made to accommodate the time dimension.

We also maintain several software projects to facilitate map contributions and data reuse. Please report any issues and send us your ideas on GitHub or our forum.

Then and now

From OpenHistoricalMap's community projects:

Left: Alt-Berlin (1910). Almost destroyed by aerial bombing in WW2, later demolished. Alt-Berlin in the 1880s and 1890s. Right: The same location today.

On this day

Selected establishments and disestablishments on November 25:

1541: Moquegua is established by the Spanish in Peru.
1690: Namacpacan is founded in the Philippines.
1861: Nevada Territory is subdivided into nine counties.
1890: Oolong Station opens on the Main South Line in New South Wales.
1909: A statue of Princess Mary of Wales by George E. Wade is unveiled in Hong Kong.
1918: In the Kingdom of Hungary, Pancsova is renamed Pančevo.
1938: Kfar Ruppin and Neve Eitan are established as kibbutzim in Mandatory Palestine.
1947: Under the Statute of Westminster, the Dominion of New Zealand achieves autonomy as New Zealand.
1975: Suriname becomes fully independent from the Netherlands.
2015: The German Museum of Cooking and Table Culture opens in Frankfurt.
2023: Taft’s Ale House closes in Cincinnati after eight years in business.