Index: trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/DefaultNameFormatter.java
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--- trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/DefaultNameFormatter.java	(revision 3917)
+++ trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/DefaultNameFormatter.java	(revision 3918)
@@ -222,4 +222,7 @@
                 else if(building != null)
                     name = tr(building); // translate tag!
+            }
+            if (name == null) {
+                name = trc("Place type", relation.get("place"));
             }
             if (name == null) {