Tag:landuse=cemetery
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 landuse = cemetery
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Used to mark a cemetery area  
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This tag is used for a cemetery that isn't close to a place of worship. In most (European) countries, there is a difference between amenity=grave_yard and landuse=cemetery. Cemeteries are usually independent of places of worship (e.g. military cemeteries), while grave yards are usually the yard of a place of worship.
How to map
Draw the outline of the area 
which will include the graves, footways, service roads and even inner green spaces as it is very likely that they will be used for future graves. Do not include the nearby parking areas.
Useful combination
- name=*
- religion=*
- denomination=*
- parish=<name of the parish under which the cemetery or chapel is subject>
Rendering
- OSM Carto:
religion=christian
religion=jewish
religion=muslim
See also
- cemetery=grave
- amenity=grave_yard
- amenity=crematorium
- landuse=religious - land for religious purposes, that are not cemeteries
- historic=tomb (and subtags for tomb=* on Proposed_features/tombs#Subtagging_types)
- historic=archaeological_site and site_type=necropolis
- historic:civilization=*
- seamark:landmark:category=cemetery
- cemetery=sector - for tagging sectors of cemeteries (proposed)
- Proposal cemetery sector: Proposed_features/Cemetery_sector
In discussion
See also the german page(de)
Common/Possible Tagging Mistakes
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!
Automated edits are strongly discouraged unless you really know what you are doing!