diff --git a/data/grampsxml.dtd b/data/grampsxml.dtd
index d503d7eef..271429869 100644
--- a/data/grampsxml.dtd
+++ b/data/grampsxml.dtd
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #
 # Copyright (C) 2001       Graham J. Williams
 # Copyright (C) 2000-2007  Donald N. Allingham
-# Copyright (C) 2010-2011  Nick Hall
+# Copyright (C) 2010-2014  Nick Hall
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -248,16 +248,20 @@ PLACES
 
 <!ELEMENT places (placeobj)*>
 
-<!ELEMENT placeobj (ptitle?, coord?, location*, objref*, url*, noteref*,
-                    citationref*, tagref*)>
+<!ELEMENT placeobj (ptitle?, code?, alt_name*, coord?, placeref*, location*,
+                    objref*, url*, noteref*, citationref*, tagref*)>
 <!ATTLIST placeobj
         id        CDATA #IMPLIED
         handle    ID    #REQUIRED
         priv      (0|1) #IMPLIED
         change    CDATA #REQUIRED
+        name      CDATA #REQUIRED
+        type      CDATA #REQUIRED
 >
 
 <!ELEMENT ptitle (#PCDATA)>
+<!ELEMENT code (#PCDATA)>
+<!ELEMENT alt_name (#PCDATA)>
 
 <!ELEMENT coord EMPTY>
 <!ATTLIST coord
@@ -522,6 +526,11 @@ SHARED ELEMENTS
         priv (0|1)  #IMPLIED
 >
 
+<!ELEMENT placeref ((daterange|datespan|dateval|datestr)?)>
+<!ATTLIST placeref
+        hlink IDREF #REQUIRED
+>
+
 <!ELEMENT region EMPTY>
 <!ATTLIST region
         corner1_x  CDATA #REQUIRED
diff --git a/data/grampsxml.rng b/data/grampsxml.rng
index a0a278644..898711a16 100644
--- a/data/grampsxml.rng
+++ b/data/grampsxml.rng
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # Gramps - a GTK+/GNOME based genealogy program
 #
 # Copyright (C) 2005-2007  Donald N. Allingham
-# Copyright (C) 2010-2011  Nick Hall
+# Copyright (C) 2010-2014  Nick Hall
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -22,11 +22,10 @@
 
 # Written by Alex Roitman
 
-# $Id$
 -->
 
 <!--
-  This is the RELAX NG schema for the GRAMPS XML genealogy data format.
+  This is the RELAX NG schema for the Gramps XML genealogy data format.
 -->
 
 
@@ -160,9 +159,6 @@
         <value>0</value>
         <value>1</value>
     </choice></attribute></optional>
-    <zeroOrMore><element name="tagref">
-        <ref name="tagref-content"/>
-    </element></zeroOrMore>
   </define>
 
   <define name="person-content">
@@ -208,6 +204,9 @@
     <zeroOrMore><element name="citationref">
         <ref name="citationref-content"/>
     </element></zeroOrMore>
+    <zeroOrMore><element name="tagref">
+        <ref name="tagref-content"/>
+    </element></zeroOrMore>
   </define>
 
   <define name="child-rel">
@@ -403,6 +402,9 @@
     <zeroOrMore><element name="citationref">
         <ref name="citationref-content"/>
     </element></zeroOrMore>
+    <zeroOrMore><element name="tagref">
+        <ref name="tagref-content"/>
+    </element></zeroOrMore>
   </define>
 
   <define name="event-content">
@@ -425,6 +427,9 @@
     <zeroOrMore><element name="objref">
         <ref name="objref-content"/>
     </element></zeroOrMore>
+    <zeroOrMore><element name="tagref">
+        <ref name="tagref-content"/>
+    </element></zeroOrMore>
   </define>
 
   <define name="citation-content">
@@ -444,6 +449,9 @@
     <element name="sourceref">
         <ref name="sourceref-content"/>
     </element>
+    <zeroOrMore><element name="tagref">
+        <ref name="tagref-content"/>
+    </element></zeroOrMore>
   </define>
 
   <define name="source-content">
@@ -464,15 +472,25 @@
     <zeroOrMore><element name="reporef">
         <ref name="reporef-content"/>
     </element></zeroOrMore>
+    <zeroOrMore><element name="tagref">
+        <ref name="tagref-content"/>
+    </element></zeroOrMore>
   </define>
 
   <define name="place-content">
     <ref name="primary-object"/>
+    <attribute name="name"><text/></attribute>
+    <attribute name="type"><text/></attribute>
     <optional><element name="ptitle"><text/></element></optional>
+    <optional><element name="code"><text/></element></optional>
+    <zeroOrMore><element name="alt_name"><text/></element></zeroOrMore>
     <optional><element name="coord">
         <attribute name="long"><text/></attribute>
         <attribute name="lat"><text/></attribute>
     </element></optional>
+    <zeroOrMore><element name="placeref">
+        <ref name="placeref-content"/>
+    </element></zeroOrMore>
     <zeroOrMore><element name="location">
         <optional><attribute name="street"><text/></attribute></optional>
         <optional><attribute name="locality"><text/></attribute></optional>
@@ -496,6 +514,9 @@
     <zeroOrMore><element name="citationref">
         <ref name="citationref-content"/>
     </element></zeroOrMore>
+    <zeroOrMore><element name="tagref">
+        <ref name="tagref-content"/>
+    </element></zeroOrMore>
   </define>
 
   <define name="object-content">
@@ -503,8 +524,8 @@
     <element name="file">
         <attribute name="src"><text/></attribute>
         <attribute name="mime"><text/></attribute>
-        <attribute name="checksum"><text/></attribute>
-        <attribute name="description"><text/></attribute>
+        <optional><attribute name="checksum"><text/></attribute></optional>
+        <optional><attribute name="description"><text/></attribute></optional>
     </element>
     <zeroOrMore><element name="attribute">
         <ref name="attribute-content"/>
@@ -516,6 +537,9 @@
     <zeroOrMore><element name="citationref">
         <ref name="citationref-content"/>
     </element></zeroOrMore>
+    <zeroOrMore><element name="tagref">
+        <ref name="tagref-content"/>
+    </element></zeroOrMore>
   </define>
 
   <define name="repository-content">
@@ -531,6 +555,9 @@
     <zeroOrMore><element name="noteref">
         <ref name="noteref-content"/>
     </element></zeroOrMore>
+    <zeroOrMore><element name="tagref">
+        <ref name="tagref-content"/>
+    </element></zeroOrMore>
   </define>
 
   <define name="bookmark-content">
@@ -574,6 +601,9 @@
     </choice></attribute></optional>
     <attribute name="type"><text/></attribute>
     <ref name="styledtext"/>
+    <zeroOrMore><element name="tagref">
+        <ref name="tagref-content"/>
+    </element></zeroOrMore>
   </define>
 
   <define name="styledtext">
@@ -742,6 +772,11 @@
     <text/>
   </define>
 
+  <define name="placeref-content">
+    <attribute name="hlink"><data type="IDREF"/></attribute>
+    <optional><ref name="date-content"/></optional>
+  </define>
+
   <define name="tagref-content">
     <attribute name="hlink"><data type="IDREF"/></attribute>
   </define>
diff --git a/gramps/plugins/export/exportxml.py b/gramps/plugins/export/exportxml.py
index b592daf88..d3858dd82 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/export/exportxml.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/export/exportxml.py
@@ -1190,15 +1190,16 @@ class GrampsXmlWriter(UpdateCallback):
                         )
 
     def write_place_obj(self, place, index=1):
-        self.write_primary_tag("placeobj", place, index)
+        self.write_primary_tag("placeobj", place, index, close=False)
+        pname = self.fix(place.get_name())
+        ptype = self.fix(place.get_type().xml_str())
+        self.g.write(' name="%s"' % pname)
+        self.g.write(' type="%s"' % ptype)
+        self.g.write('>\n')
 
         title = self.fix(place.get_title())
-        name = self.fix(place.get_name())
-        ptype = self.fix(place.get_type().xml_str())
         code = self.fix(place.get_code())
         self.write_line_nofix("ptitle", title, index+1)
-        self.write_line_nofix("pname", name, index+1)
-        self.write_line_nofix("type", ptype, index+1)
         self.write_line_nofix("code", code, index+1)
         for name in place.get_alternative_names():
             self.write_line("alt_name", name, index+1)
diff --git a/gramps/plugins/importer/importxml.py b/gramps/plugins/importer/importxml.py
index e02f79dd5..a519ce71d 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/importer/importxml.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/importer/importxml.py
@@ -689,7 +689,6 @@ class GrampsParser(UpdateCallback):
             "places": (None, self.stop_places), 
             "placeobj": (self.start_placeobj, self.stop_placeobj), 
             "placeref": (self.start_placeref, self.stop_placeref), 
-            "pname": (None, self.stop_pname), 
             "ptitle": (None, self.stop_ptitle), 
             "location": (self.start_location, None), 
             "lds_ord": (self.start_lds_ord, self.stop_lds_ord), 
@@ -1150,6 +1149,8 @@ class GrampsParser(UpdateCallback):
             self.inaugurate_id(attrs.get('id'), PLACE_KEY, self.placeobj)
         self.placeobj.private = bool(attrs.get("priv"))
         self.placeobj.change = int(attrs.get('change', self.change))
+        self.placeobj.name = attrs.get("name")
+        self.placeobj.place_type.set_from_xml_str(attrs.get("type"))
         self.info.add('new-object', PLACE_KEY, self.placeobj)
         
         # GRAMPS LEGACY: title in the placeobj tag
@@ -2578,9 +2579,6 @@ class GrampsParser(UpdateCallback):
     def stop_ptitle(self, tag):
         self.placeobj.title = tag
 
-    def stop_pname(self, tag):
-        self.placeobj.name = tag
-
     def stop_code(self, tag):
         self.placeobj.code = tag
 
@@ -2604,9 +2602,6 @@ class GrampsParser(UpdateCallback):
         elif self.repo:
             # Repository type
             self.repo.type.set_from_xml_str(tag)
-        elif self.placeobj:
-            # Place type
-            self.placeobj.place_type.set_from_xml_str(tag)
 
     def stop_childref(self, tag):
         self.childref = None