Map of Thuringia in Shapefile format
A map built from OpenStreetMap data, ready to download
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What this map contains by default
This is how the map is built as-is — every setting can be changed in the constructor.
About Shapefile
Map of Thuringia in Shapefile: 1 255 582 buildings, 33 831 km of roads, 86 790 points of interest, 29% green areas — in the WGS 84 coordinate system, units are meters.
Which layers are in the file
This file for the selected area contains:
- Roads
- Buildings
- Water
- Greenery
- Points of interest
Geometry by layer
- Roads — lines (LineString) with OpenStreetMap tags
- Buildings — polygons (Polygon) with OpenStreetMap tags
- Water — waterbody polygons and watercourse lines with tags
- Greenery — green-zone polygons with tags
- Points of interest — points (Point) with names and tags
What the file carries
The Shapefile file for Thuringia: the parts come as a set of files inside a ZIP archive, the file is binary — it is opened by a program, not by an editor, each layer is a separate file inside the archive, OpenStreetMap tags are kept as feature attributes.
File size
The expected size of the Shapefile file for Thuringia is about 15.3 MB; the exact size depends on the chosen layers and area.
Coordinate systems
WGS 84 (EPSG:4326), selectable in the wizard
Units
Meters (projected in the chosen coordinate system)
| Category | GIS |
| File extension | .shp |
| Tier | Open Beta |
What's in the Shapefile map of Thuringia
1,255,582 buildings (145,832 residential, 6,453 commercial, 6,644 industrial, 2,032 religious), 33,831.4 km of roads, 86,790 points of interest, 15 landmarks.
The area covers 16,203 km², with about 77 buildings per km².
Mostly service roads 9,906.7 km, residential streets 9,423.9 km, secondary roads 4,335.1 km.
29% of the area is green space.
The map marks 5 parks and 10 water bodies.
Key amenities: doctors — 1,127, bakeries — 971, restaurants — 2,185.
Public transport: 11,108 bus stops, 985 tram stops, 327 rail stations.
Shapefile with 1,255,582 buildings and 33,831.4 km of roads. Open in ArcGIS, QGIS, or any GIS software.
Main streets: Dorfstraße, Hauptstraße, Bahnhofstraße, Hauptstraße, Ortsstraße
Landmarks: Meininger Museen, Meininger Zweiradmuseum, Schildkröt Puppenmuseum, Gewürzmuseum, Friedhofskapelle
How to use Shapefile for Thuringia
- Select the Thuringia map area on the main page
- Choose Shapefile format and configure export settings
- Click Export and wait for processing
- Download the file and use in your application
FAQ: Shapefile for Thuringia
Why does Shapefile consist of multiple files?
Shapefile is a set of .shp, .shx, .dbf, and .prj files. We package them into a ZIP archive for convenient downloading.
