Romanian Cultural Places from OpenStreetMap for Heritage and Tourism

An OpenStreetMap export of cultural and historic places in Romania, last updated on 2026-05-14. It includes museums, galleries, theatres, places of worship, monuments, and historic sites tagged via tourism, amenity, historic, or heritage keys. The data is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) and is useful for heritage protection and cultural mapping.

Use Cases

• Map cultural site density for tourism infrastructure planning based on the described tourism and amenity tags.
• Identify and monitor heritage sites for protection efforts based on the historic and heritage tags mentioned.
• Analyze the distribution of cultural amenities like museums and galleries for regional cultural studies.
• Create cultural context layers for travel and navigation applications using the described point-of-interest data.

Strengths

• Data is derived from a well-known, collaborative mapping source (OpenStreetMap).
• Covers multiple cultural place categories as described: museums, galleries, theatres, places of worship, monuments, and historic sites.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats: GEOPACKAGE, KML, HTML, SHP, GEOJSON, JSON.

Limitations

• 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.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping via the OpenStreetMap platform.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 23:29:10.217902; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Romania