2026-04-01 11:09 UTC
3/ No list of geographic jokes would be complete without a discussion of the "Bielefeld Conspiracy" which makes the claim that the German 🇩🇪 city of Bielefeld does not exist.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bielefeld_conspiracy
#geoweirdness
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@opencage@en.osm.town 2026-04-01 11:18
4/ Another bit of cartographic fun is the long tradition of map makers hiding figures in their maps SwissTopo has a nice article with several examples from their maps: https://www.swisstopo.admin.ch/en/hidden-images-20161221 #geoweirdness
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@marcas@mastodon.ie 2026-04-01 14:51
@opencage But, look, I’ve been to Bielefeld. Twice. And it really doesn’t exist.