In Poland many of them are small crosses without any text or description so it is not entirely obvious why they were placed (though you can guess quite reliably).
Jun 11, 2023, 14:31 by annekadis...@web.de: > > I would think that they are still memorials, if they commemorate an > accident or suicide. > > > I'm not aware of terribly many use cases for man_made=cross, maybe at > open air church service locations or along stations of the cross. > > > Food for thought, anyway. > > > Anne > > On 11/06/2023 10:29, Mateusz Konieczny via Tagging wrote: > >> I typically tagged such crosses as man_made=cross >> >> historic=memorial memorial=cross man_made=cross ? >> >> Jun 11, 2023, 02:27 by >> annekadis...@web.de>> : >> >>> A historic=wayside_cross does not mark the spot; it is not left in >>> a >>> location where someone is buried or died. It is a way to make sure >>> the >>> soul of the deceased gets into heaven easier by having passers by >>> pray >>> for the soul. You don't have to believe in it, but that's what >>> people >>> believed back then (and maybe some still do). >>> >> note that it is not the only reason for placing them >> >> >> _______________________________________________Tagging mailing list>> >> Tagging@openstreetmap.org>> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging >>
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