[OSM-talk] Castles and Palaces

[Ekkehart at gmx.de]

Hi!

> Burg: a fortress or a walled town
> (according to my 1990 vintage Chambers English Dictionary).
> 
> So I'd say the English for burg is burg, and yes this is pointless.

Actually, this is a false friend. A Burg is a considerably smaller fortification than a fortress (Festung in German) and in modern language it is never used for a walled town.

This shows that you have been mislead by the use of German terms and are rather illustrating my point.

Yet again, I suggest that general, descriptive Tags and a definition in the wiki can do better.

bye
      Nop
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