Tag:historic=citywalls
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A citywall is a fortification used to defend a city. ![]() |
Rendering in OSM Carto |
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Group: historic |
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Useful combination |
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Status: de facto |
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A citywall is a fortification used to defend a city or settlement from potential aggressors. In ancient to modern times, they were used to enclose settlements. Note that barrier=city_wall
also exists.
Walls that are still standing and in good shape probably qualify for both barrier=city_wall
and historic=citywalls
, in that case historic=*
is obvious as all city walls are nowadays historic.
Note that existing city walls that are ruined, maybe with only foundations remaining may no longer qualify as barrier=city_wall
but are still historic=citywalls
.
How to map
Draw a way along the citywall.
Example
- Citywall Prenzlau
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Possible tagging mistakes
External links
Defensive_wall on Wikipedia