[OSM-talk] How to tag a Spanish-style central plaza?

[Jochen Topf]

On Tue, Feb 06, 2007 at 01:42:35PM +0800, Mike Collinson wrote:
> Is anyone mapping in continental Europe using a tag for the following feature?
> 
> In Mexican Spanish it is el zócalo.  A central 
> square or plaza in the centre of a town or 
> village generally laid out with paved walkways 
> and flower beds and is an important part of social life.
> 
> The English words "square", "plaza"  or "park" 
> may be too vague.  I want something that implies 
> "this is the formal centre of 
> town".  leisure=zocalo would be perfect but probably too colloquial.

See these discussions:
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Proposed_features/area
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Proposed_features/Plaza

Not quite what you are looking for though.

Jochen
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