Add leisure=bathing_place

[osmuser63783]

OSM Tag(s)

leisure=bathing_place

How would you like this tag to see supported?

As a Preset

Label

Swim spot

Aliases

Bathing place, bathing spot, swimming spot, wild swimming spot, dip spot

Terms

No response

Link to OSM Wiki page

https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:leisure%3Dbathing_place

Status of the Tag

In Use

Usage of the tag

1,129

Replaces other Tag?

No

Regional Tag?

global

Further Information

(source)

A bathing place (German: Badestelle, Swedish: badplats) is a designated spot where you can swim or 'bathe'. In Europe these are often signposted by the local authority, as these are the spots where swimming is officially allowed or encouraged, water quality monitored, etc.

The English translation 'bathing place' is a bit awkward but I think the concept of a designated or widely known spot for outdoor swimming is a global one. I have tried to suggest a few synonyms. Maybe 'swim spot' would be most commonly used in American English, but I don't have strong views on which one should be the primary label in iD!

leisure=bathing_place has existed for many years as a tag, but bathing places have also been mapped using various other tags that don't really fit e.g. leisure=water_park and I think that's partly because a preset for leisure=bathing_place isn't more widely available.

The tagging scheme does already contain a preset for leisure=swimming_area, for areas only. In a recent community forum discussion it was agreed that leisure=swimming_area is for the part of the water that has been roped off or otherwise clearly designated for swimming, whereas a leisure=bathing_place doesn't usually have a clearly defined boundary so it will usually be mapped as a node. It's a POI - in some languages, people say the equivalent of "let's meet at the bathing place".

[tordans]

I agree. I recently ran into this and had to go on a deep dive into the wiki to find the right tagging for https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/11834195614