[OSM-talk] Voting for place=isolated_dwelling is open

clara clara at aktivix.org
Wed May 5 11:55:21 BST 2010


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I think "isolated_dwelling" fits the German understanding of the
"Einzelsiedlung" better, then trying to adapt the very english term
"hamlet" for this.

greetings
clara

Steve Bennett wrote:
> On Wed, May 5, 2010 at 2:39 PM, M∡rtin Koppenhoefer > I agree to this,
> but the name "isolated_dwelling" was the translation
>> I finally found (neither in wikipedia nor in the dictionary) for the
>> German scientific term "Einzelsiedlung", which describes the smallest
>> entity of human settlements (below hamlets). I discourage the use of
>> farm as this is about usage and not about the size. Examples for
>> place=isolated_dwelling that are not farms are mills, forester's
>> houses, small isolated trainstations, restaurants or "houses". Of
>> course most isolated dwellings (at least in Germany) are indeed farms.
> 
> Sub-hamlet?
> 
> Steve
> 
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