Cultural and Historic Places in Albania from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data for Albania includes museums, galleries, theatres, places of worship, monuments, and historic sites. The dataset is compiled by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) and was last updated on 2026-05-13. It is sourced from volunteer contributions to OpenStreetMap.

Use Cases

• Map cultural heritage sites for protection based on OSM tags like `historic` and `heritage`.
• Analyze the distribution of tourism amenities like museums and galleries based on the `tourism` tag.
• Identify places of worship and monuments for cultural mapping based on the `amenity` tag.

Strengths

• Covers multiple cultural place types including museums, galleries, theatres, and monuments.
• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Last updated on 2026-05-13, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Completeness varies by region; urban areas are usually well-mapped, remote areas may be incomplete.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping data exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-13.

Geography

Albania