[OSM-talk-be] etymology of street names

[Jo]

Er zijn enorm veel straten vernoemd naar burgemeesters. De meeste daarvan
gaan geen Wikipediapagina hebben.

So many streets are named after mayors. Most of those won't have a dedicated
Wikipedia page.

Jo

2011/4/8 Johan Huysmans <johan.huysmans at inuits.be>

>  Een wikipedia tag bestaat reeds.
> Alle info over de combinatie van wikipedia en openstreetmap vind je hier:
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Wikipedia
>
> Ik zou die specifieke informatie niet toevoegen, maar wel dan de link naar
> de wikipedia pagina voor die persoon.
>
> Groeten,
> Johan
>
>
> On 04/08/2011 09:34 AM, Jo wrote:
>
> In Gent I find the following in the name tags:
>
> Henri Farmanstraat ((Luchthavenpionier, 1874-1958))
> Vincent Evrardlaan ((Oud burgemeester van Gentbrugge, 1896-1995))
> Guido Gezelle straat ((Dichter, 1830-1899))
>
> Interesting information, but technically not really part of the name of the
> street. (Nobody will add that as part of an addres). Still, I also already
> wanted to be able to add this information. Can this information be stored in
> a name:etymology-tag? And while we're at it, we may be able to add a link to
> Wikipedia as well?
>
> name:wikipedia=nl:Guido Gezelle
>
> What do you think?
>
> mvg,
>
> Jo
>
>
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