[OSM-talk] Street Name

[Alan McConchie]

Leavenworth is a former logging town that has been turned into a mock Bavarian village as a tourist attraction. So I'm not surprised that they are adding "Weg" to their streets to seem more Germanic.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leavenworth,_Washington

Alan

On May 29, 2014, at 4:41 PM, Clay Smalley <claysmalley at gmail.com> wrote:

> "Weg" is German, approximately means "way." It's right as it is, no abbreviation.
> 
> Funny though that it's outside of the German Sprachraum. Is Leavenworth a town with a lot of German heritage?
> 
> On May 29, 2014 4:37 PM, "Clifford Snow" <clifford at snowandsnow.us> wrote:
> I need help with a street name. In Leavenworth, WA there is a street named "Edelweiss Weg" that I want to add. Is Weg an abbreviation for something? It will be tagged highway=service service=alley. Google translate doesn't help. 
> 
> If it is an abbreviation, should it be expanded as we usually do?
> 
> Thanks from someone with a language deficit. 
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