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: The city of Rome, capital of the Roman Empire, in 200 AD. Right: The same location today.

On this day

Selected establishments and disestablishments on December 14:

1927: Villa Frontera is split from Monclova in Coahuila, Mexico, to become its own town.
1941: Hungary annexes parts of Yugoslavia that it had occupied earlier during the Axis invasion of the country.
1970: The customs building of Busan in South Korea is completed.
1981: Israel passes the Golan Heights Law, resulting to the de-facto annexation of the Golan Heights.
2014: City of Dreams Manila, an integrated resort and casino complex, opens in the Philippines.
2022: Bamboo World Kitchen closes after less than one year of operations in Vancouver, British Columbia.