diff --git a/matcher/api.py b/matcher/api.py
index a2461a4..5de289e 100644
--- a/matcher/api.py
+++ b/matcher/api.py
@@ -914,3 +914,21 @@ def isa_incremental_search(search_terms):
         }
         ret.append(cur)
     return ret
+
+def get_place_items(osm_type, osm_id):
+    src_id = osm_id * {'way': 1, 'relation': -1}[osm_type]
+
+    q = (model.Item.query
+                   .join(model.ItemLocation)
+                   .join(model.Polygon, func.ST_Covers(model.Polygon.way, model.ItemLocation.location))
+                   .filter(model.Polygon.src_id == src_id))
+    # sql = q.statement.compile(compile_kwargs={"literal_binds": True})
+
+    item_count = q.count()
+    items = []
+    for item in q:
+        keys = ["item_id", "labels", "descriptions", "aliases", "sitelinks", "claims"]
+        item_dict = {key: getattr(item, key) for key in keys}
+        items.append(item_dict)
+
+    return {"count": item_count, "items": items}
diff --git a/web_view.py b/web_view.py
index c8032ad..cadd0ab 100755
--- a/web_view.py
+++ b/web_view.py
@@ -450,6 +450,15 @@ def api_wikidata_items():
     t1 = time() - t0
     return cors_jsonify(success=True, duration=t1, **ret)
 
+@app.route("/api/1/place/<osm_type>/<int:osm_id>")
+def api_place_items(osm_type, osm_id):
+    t0 = time()
+
+    ret = api.get_place_items(osm_type, osm_id)
+
+    t1 = time() - t0
+    return cors_jsonify(success=True, duration=t1, **ret)
+
 
 @app.route("/api/1/osm")
 def api_osm_objects():