diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6acb4a9db..960f29d55 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -15,3 +15,5 @@ localconfig.js
 # Generated at runtime by Python.
 *.pyc
 **/*.pyc
+
+testoutput
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..972eb05c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+DBSCHEME = "de"
+
+MAPNIK_API = 3.0.15
+
+TEMPFILE := $(shell mktemp -u)
+
+XMLSTYLE := osm.xml
+
+TO := ./testoutput
+
+# This target will render test tiles for l10n stuff
+test: $(TO)/test-l10n1.png $(TO)/test-l10n2.png $(TO)/test-l10n3.png $(TO)/test-l10n4.png $(TO)/test-l10n5.png
+
+# l10n (country-names)
+$(TO)/test-l10n1.png: $(XMLSTYLE)
+	mkdir -p $(TO)
+	./scripts/render_single_tile.py -t -s $(XMLSTYLE) -o $@ -u /3/5/3.png
+
+# l10n (latin + asian scripts)
+$(TO)/test-l10n2.png: $(XMLSTYLE)
+	mkdir -p $(TO)
+	./scripts/render_single_tile.py -t -s $(XMLSTYLE) -o $@ -u /10/792/483.png
+
+# l10n station (thai + latin)
+$(TO)/test-l10n3.png: $(XMLSTYLE)
+	mkdir -p $(TO)
+	./scripts/render_single_tile.py -t -s $(XMLSTYLE) -o $@ -u /14/12777/7562.png
+
+# l10n Seoul in Latin and korean script
+$(TO)/test-l10n4.png: $(XMLSTYLE)
+	mkdir -p $(TO)
+	./scripts/render_single_tile.py -t -s $(XMLSTYLE) -o $@ -u /10/873/396.png
+
+# l10n near east
+$(TO)/test-l10n5.png: $(XMLSTYLE)
+	mkdir -p $(TO)
+	./scripts/render_single_tile.py -t -s $(XMLSTYLE) -o $@ -u /10/612/416.png
+
+clean:
+	rm -f $(TO)/test-*.png
diff --git a/scripts/render_single_tile.py b/scripts/render_single_tile.py
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..c4a41d427
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/render_single_tile.py
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python3
+#
+# render a single tile by either specifying an URL, z,x,y or lat/lon
+#
+#  (c) 2016 Sven Geggus <sven-osm@geggus.net>
+
+import argparse
+import sys
+import math
+import os
+import time
+
+def deg2num(lat_deg, lon_deg, zoom):
+  lat_rad = math.radians(lat_deg)
+  n = 2.0 ** zoom
+  xtile = int((lon_deg + 180.0) / 360.0 * n)
+  ytile = int((1.0 - math.log(math.tan(lat_rad) + (1 / math.cos(lat_rad))) / math.pi) / 2.0 * n)
+  return (xtile, ytile)
+
+
+def TileToMeters(tx, ty, zoom):
+  initialResolution = 20037508.342789244 * 2.0 / 256.0
+  originShift = 20037508.342789244
+  tileSize = 256.0
+  zoom2 = (2.0**zoom)
+  res = initialResolution / zoom2
+  mx = (res*tileSize*(tx+1))-originShift
+  my = (res*tileSize*(zoom2-ty))-originShift
+  return mx, my
+
+def TileToBBox(x,y,z):
+  x1,y1=TileToMeters(x-1,y+1,z)
+  x2,y2=TileToMeters(x,y,z) 
+  return x1,y1,x2,y2
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+
+  parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Render a single tile using Mapnik')
+  parser.add_argument('-s', '--stylefile', default='osm.xml', help='XML Mapnik style file')
+  parser.add_argument('-o', '--outputfile', help='output filename default=prefix-zval-xval-yval.png, "-" for stdout')
+  parser.add_argument('-p', '--prefix', default='mapnik')
+  parser.add_argument('-t', '--time', help='Output rendering time', default=False, action='store_true')
+  parser.add_argument('-f', '--custom-fonts-dir', help='custom font directory', default='/etc/mapnik-osm-data/fonts/')
+  group = parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group(required=True)          
+  group.add_argument('-c', '--lonlat', nargs=3, help='zoom lon lat Position of tile')
+  group.add_argument('-m', '--zxy', nargs=3, help='z x y Name of Tile')                              
+  group.add_argument('-u', '--url', help='Tile URL from which z,x and y will be extracted')
+
+  args = parser.parse_args()
+  
+  if os.path.exists(args.stylefile):
+    mapfile=args.stylefile
+  else:
+    sys.stderr.write("file %s not found\n" % args.stylefile);
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+  if args.url:
+    import re
+    # our URI is in the form http://<server>/<something>/<z>/<x>/<y>.<ext>
+    # we are only interested in /<z>/<x>/<y>.<ext>
+    regex='/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)\.(...)'
+    res=re.findall(regex,args.url)
+    z = int(res[0][0])
+    x = int(res[0][1])
+    y = int(res[0][2])
+  
+  if args.lonlat:
+    z=int(args.lonlat[0])
+    lonx=float(args.lonlat[1])
+    laty=float(args.lonlat[2])
+    x,y = deg2num(lonx, laty, z)
+    
+  if args.zxy:
+    z=int(args.zxy[0])
+    x=int(args.zxy[1])
+    y=int(args.zxy[2])
+
+  if args.time:
+    start = time.time()
+
+  import mapnik
+  mapnik.register_fonts(args.custom_fonts_dir)
+  m = mapnik.Map(256, 256)
+  mapnik.load_map(m, mapfile)
+  bba=TileToBBox(x,y,z)
+  bbox=mapnik.Box2d(bba[0],bba[1],bba[2],bba[3])
+  m.zoom_to_box(bbox)
+  im = mapnik.Image(256, 256)
+  mapnik.render(m, im)
+  if args.outputfile:
+    ofile=args.outputfile
+  else:
+    ofile=args.prefix+'-'+str(z)+'-'+str(x)+'-'+str(y)+'.png'
+  
+  if ofile != '-':
+    f = open(ofile, 'wb')
+    f.write(im.tostring('png'));
+    f.close()
+  else:
+    sys.stdout.write(im.tostring('png'));
+  if args.time:
+    end = time.time()
+    print("rendering time: %d seconds" % (end - start))
+    
+