Thanks for all the comments! To clarify: the objects in question are usually made of stone, between 1 and 2 meters high, and show scenes from the bible or from the life of saints and martyrs. They are frequently found in southern Germany and the alps. Some of them have been built as votive offerings, others are found alongside procession and pilgrim routes.
As this seems not to be found in English-speaking countries, there probably isn't a widely used English term for it. dict.cc translates it as "wayside shrine" (http://www.dict.cc/deutsch-englisch/Bildstock.html). As to the crosses Rob mentioned, they are found in my area too. They can probably called "wayside cross" in analogy. So, unless someone comes up with better names, I will start a feature proposal in the wiki for: historic=wayside_shrine historic=wayside_cross Removing historic=icon was probably a good idea anyway, as it is still unclear what it meant. Querying the XAPI http://osmxapi.hypercube.telascience.org/api/0.5/node%5bhistoric=icon%5d shows that it is in use for a wide variety of things (judging by the names): - border stones - a clock tower - various memorials - "Gravhøj" (probably meaning a prehistoric grave hill) - at least one "Bildstock" Regards, Marc
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