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 <[email protected]> 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" <[email protected]> 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. > > @osm_seattle > osm_seattle.snowandsnow.us > OpenStreetMap: Maps with a human touch > > _______________________________________________ > talk mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk > > _______________________________________________ > talk mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
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