Key:plaque

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plaque
Description
Provides further information about the type of plaque. Show/edit corresponding data item.
Group: historic
Used on these elements
may be used on nodesshould not be used on waysshould not be used on areasshould not be used on relations (except multipolygon relations)
Documented values: 6
Useful combination
Status: de facto

Tagging

Value Comment Photo
dedication_plaque A plaque that notes the person after whom a nearby feature is named. This is separate from standard street signs.
here_lived The plaque indicates a person who lived at the location.
here_stayed The plaque indicates a person who stayed at the location.
here_was_born The plaque indicates a place of birth. "historic:date" can indicate when and "subject" who.
here_died The plaque indicates the place where a person died.
here_worked The plaque indicates the place where a person worked.

Contribute

Querying the inscription tag with Overpass turbo can be useful to find untagged elements.

See also

  • subject - what topic or theme the plaque is about.
  • historic:date - to indicate the date when the related event happened.
  • start_date - to indicate when the plaque was installed/the event was first commemorated.


Possible tagging mistakes

  • plaque=Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit .. (lenghty text)🔎 ‒ If it's the actual text of the plaque, this should be in inscription=*
If you know places with this tag, verify if it could be tagged with another tag.
Automated edits are strongly discouraged unless you really know what you are doing!
  • plaque=metal🔎 ‒ This would generally use material=* or a subkey.
If you know places with this tag, verify if it could be tagged with another tag.
Automated edits are strongly discouraged unless you really know what you are doing!
  • plaque=yes🔎 ‒ This could be replaced with a more specific value.
If you know places with this tag, verify if it could be tagged with another tag.
Automated edits are strongly discouraged unless you really know what you are doing!