diff --git a/.eslintrc.cjs b/.eslintrc.cjs
index d5d9fde5..60722a38 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.cjs
+++ b/.eslintrc.cjs
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ module.exports = {
 		"import/no-extraneous-dependencies": ["error"],
 		"@typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars": ["warn", { "args": "none" }],
 		"import/no-named-as-default": ["warn"],
-		"import/no-named-as-default-member": ["warn"],
 		"import/no-duplicates": ["warn"],
 		"import/namespace": ["error"],
 		"import/default": ["error"],
diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index 04125093..b86ff2e8 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
     "facilmap-utils": "workspace:^",
     "file-saver": "^2.0.5",
     "hammerjs": "^2.0.8",
+    "i18next": "^23.10.1",
     "jquery": "^3.7.1",
     "leaflet": "^1.9.4",
     "leaflet-draggable-lines": "^2.0.0",
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/de.ts b/frontend/src/i18n/de.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..14ff6b38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/de.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+const messagesDe = {
+	"about-dialog": {
+		"header": `Über FacilMap {{version}}`,
+		"license-text": `{{facilmap}} is unter der {{license}} verfügbar.`,
+		"license-text-facilmap": `FacilMap`,
+		"license-text-license": `GNU Affero General Public License, Version 3`,
+		"issues-text": `Bitte melden Sie Fehler und Verbesserungsvorschläge auf {{tracker}}.`,
+		"issues-text-tracker": `GitHub`,
+		"help-text": `Wenn Sie Fragen haben, schauen Sie sich die {{documentation}} an, schreiben Sie ins {{discussions}} oder fragen im {{chat}}.`,
+		"help-text-documentation": `Dokumentation`,
+		"help-text-discussions": `Forum`,
+		"help-text-chat": `Matrix-Chat`,
+		"privacy-information": `Informationen zum Datenschutz`,
+		"map-data": `Kartendaten`,
+		"map-data-search": `Suche`,
+		"map-data-pois": `POIs`,
+		"map-data-directions": `Routenberechnung`,
+		"map-data-geoip": `GeoIP`,
+		"map-data-geoip-description": `Dieses Produkt enthält GeoLine2-Daten von Maxmind, verfügbar unter {{maxmind}}.`,
+		"attribution-osm-contributors": `OSM-Mitwirkende`,
+		"programs-libraries": `Programme/Bibliotheken`,
+		"icons": `Symbole`
+	},
+
+	"modal-dialog": {
+		"close": "Schließen",
+		"cancel": "Abbrechen",
+		"save": "Speichern"
+	}
+};
+
+export default messagesDe;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/en.ts b/frontend/src/i18n/en.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..27754212
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/en.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+const messagesEn = {
+	"about-dialog": {
+		"header": `About FacilMap {{version}}`,
+		"license-text": `{{facilmap}} is available under the {{license}}.`,
+		"license-text-facilmap": `FacilMap`,
+		"license-text-license": `GNU Affero General Public License, Version 3`,
+		"issues-text": `If something does not work or you have a suggestion for improvement, please report on the {{tracker}}.`,
+		"issues-text-tracker": `issue tracker`,
+		"help-text": `If you have a question, please have a look at the {{documentation}}, raise a question in the {{discussions}} or ask in the {{chat}}.`,
+		"help-text-documentation": `documentation`,
+		"help-text-discussions": `discussion forum`,
+		"help-text-chat": `Matrix chat`,
+		"privacy-information": `Privacy information`,
+		"map-data": `Map data`,
+		"map-data-search": `Search`,
+		"map-data-pois": `POIs`,
+		"map-data-directions": `Directions`,
+		"map-data-geoip": `GeoIP`,
+		"map-data-geoip-description": `This product includes GeoLite2 data created by MaxMind, available from {{maxmind}}.`,
+		"attribution-osm-contributors": `OSM Contributors`,
+		"programs-libraries": `Programs/libraries`,
+		"icons": `Icons`
+	},
+
+	"modal-dialog": {
+		"close": "Close",
+		"cancel": "Cancel",
+		"save": "Save"
+	}
+};
+
+export default messagesEn;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/about-dialog.vue b/frontend/src/lib/components/about-dialog.vue
index 119a0ebf..c96cb9b7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/about-dialog.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/about-dialog.vue
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 	import { computed } from "vue";
 	import ModalDialog from "./ui/modal-dialog.vue";
 	import { injectContextRequired, requireMapContext } from "./facil-map-context-provider/facil-map-context-provider.vue";
+	import { T, useI18n } from "../utils/i18n";
+
+	const { t } = useI18n();
 
 	const context = injectContextRequired();
 	const mapContext = requireMapContext(context);
@@ -18,21 +21,49 @@
 	});
 
 	const fmVersion = __FM_VERSION__;
-
 </script>
 
 <template>
 	<ModalDialog
-		:title="`About FacilMap ${fmVersion}`"
+		:title="t('about-dialog.header', { version: fmVersion })"
 		class="fm-about"
 		size="lg"
 		@hidden="emit('hidden')"
 	>
-		<p><a href="https://github.com/facilmap/facilmap" target="_blank"><strong>FacilMap</strong></a> is available under the <a href="https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.en.html" target="_blank">GNU Affero General Public License, Version 3</a>.</p>
-		<p>If something does not work or you have a suggestion for improvement, please report on the <a href="https://github.com/FacilMap/facilmap/issues" target="_blank">issue tracker</a>.</p>
-		<p>If you have a question, please have a look at the <a href="https://docs.facilmap.org/users/" target="_blank">documentation</a>, raise a question in the <a href="https://github.com/FacilMap/facilmap/discussions" target="_blank">discussion forum</a> or ask in the <a href="https://matrix.to/#/#facilmap:rankenste.in" target="_blank">Matrix chat</a>.</p>
-		<p><a href="https://docs.facilmap.org/users/privacy/" target="_blank">Privacy information</a></p>
-		<h4>Map data</h4>
+		<p>
+			<T k="about-dialog.license-text">
+				<template #facilmap>
+					<a href="https://github.com/facilmap/facilmap" target="_blank"><strong>{{t('about-dialog.license-text-facilmap')}}</strong></a>
+				</template>
+				<template #license>
+					<a href="https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.en.html" target="_blank">{{t('about-dialog.license-text-license')}}</a>
+				</template>
+			</T>
+		</p>
+		<p>
+			<T k="about-dialog.issues-text">
+				<template #tracker>
+					<a href="https://github.com/FacilMap/facilmap/issues" target="_blank">{{t('about-dialog.issues-text-tracker')}}</a>
+				</template>
+			</T>
+		</p>
+
+		<p>
+			<T k="about-dialog.help-text">
+				<template #documentation>
+					<a href="https://docs.facilmap.org/users/" target="_blank">{{t('about-dialog.help-text-documentation')}}</a>
+				</template>
+				<template #discussions>
+					<a href="https://github.com/FacilMap/facilmap/discussions" target="_blank">{{t('about-dialog.help-text-discussions')}}</a>
+				</template>
+				<template #chat>
+					<a href="https://matrix.to/#/#facilmap:rankenste.in" target="_blank">{{t('about-dialog.help-text-chat')}}</a>
+				</template>
+			</T>
+		</p>
+
+		<p><a href="https://docs.facilmap.org/users/privacy/" target="_blank">{{t('about-dialog.privacy-information')}}</a></p>
+		<h4>{{t('about-dialog.map-data')}}</h4>
 		<dl class="row">
 			<template v-for="layer in layers">
 				<template v-if="layer.options.attribution">
@@ -41,19 +72,25 @@
 				</template>
 			</template>
 
-			<dt class="col-sm-3">Search</dt>
-			<dd class="col-sm-9"><a href="https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/" target="_blank">Nominatim</a> / <a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright" target="_blank">OSM Contributors</a></dd>
+			<dt class="col-sm-3">{{t('about-dialog.map-data-search')}}</dt>
+			<dd class="col-sm-9"><a href="https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/" target="_blank">Nominatim</a> / <a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright" target="_blank">{{t('about-dialog.attribution-osm-contributors')}}</a></dd>
 
-			<dt class="col-sm-3">POIs</dt>
-			<dd class="col-sm-9"><a href="https://overpass-api.de/" target="_blank">Overpass API</a> / <a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright" target="_blank">OSM Contributors</a></dd>
+			<dt class="col-sm-3">{{t('about-dialog.map-data-pois')}}</dt>
+			<dd class="col-sm-9"><a href="https://overpass-api.de/" target="_blank">Overpass API</a> / <a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright" target="_blank">{{t('about-dialog.attribution-osm-contributors')}}</a></dd>
 
-			<dt class="col-sm-3">Directions</dt>
-			<dd class="col-sm-9"><a href="https://www.mapbox.com/api-documentation/#directions">Mapbox Directions API</a> / <a href="https://openrouteservice.org/">OpenRouteService</a> / <a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright" target="_blank">OSM Contributors</a></dd>
+			<dt class="col-sm-3">{{t('about-dialog.map-data-directions')}}</dt>
+			<dd class="col-sm-9"><a href="https://www.mapbox.com/api-documentation/#directions">Mapbox Directions API</a> / <a href="https://openrouteservice.org/">OpenRouteService</a> / <a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright" target="_blank">{{t('about-dialog.attribution-osm-contributors')}}</a></dd>
 
-			<dt class="col-sm-3">GeoIP</dt>
-			<dd class="col-sm-9">This product includes GeoLite2 data created by MaxMind, available from <a href="https://www.maxmind.com">https://www.maxmind.com</a>.</dd>
+			<dt class="col-sm-3">{{t('about-dialog.map-data-geoip')}}</dt>
+			<dd class="col-sm-9">
+				<T k="about-dialog.map-data-geoip-description">
+					<template #maxmind>
+						<a href="https://www.maxmind.com">https://www.maxmind.com</a>
+					</template>
+				</T>
+			</dd>
 		</dl>
-		<h4>Programs/libraries</h4>
+		<h4>{{t('about-dialog.programs-libraries')}}</h4>
 		<ul>
 			<li><a href="https://nodejs.org/" target="_blank">Node.js</a></li>
 			<li><a href="https://sequelize.org/" target="_blank">Sequelize</a></li>
@@ -72,7 +109,7 @@
 			<li><a href="https://expressjs.com/" target="_blank">Express</a></li>
 			<li><a href="https://vuepress.vuejs.org/" target="_blank">Vuepress</a></li>
 		</ul>
-		<h4>Icons</h4>
+		<h4>{{t('about-dialog.icons')}}</h4>
 		<ul>
 			<li><a href="https://github.com/twain47/Open-SVG-Map-Icons/" target="_blank">Open SVG Map Icons</a></li>
 			<li><a href="https://glyphicons.com/" target="_blank">Glyphicons</a></li>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/line-info/line-info.vue b/frontend/src/lib/components/line-info/line-info.vue
index a7e88c45..ce02218c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/line-info/line-info.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/line-info/line-info.vue
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 	import { getZoomDestinationForLine } from "../../utils/zoom";
 	import RouteForm from "../route-form/route-form.vue";
 	import vTooltip from "../../utils/tooltip";
-	import { formatField, formatRouteMode, formatTime, normalizeLineName, round } from "facilmap-utils";
+	import { formatField, formatRouteTime, normalizeLineName, round } from "facilmap-utils";
 	import { computed, ref } from "vue";
 	import { useToasts } from "../ui/toasts/toasts.vue";
 	import { showConfirm } from "../ui/alert.vue";
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@
 		<div class="fm-search-box-collapse-point" v-if="!isMoving">
 			<dl class="fm-search-box-dl">
 				<dt class="distance">Distance</dt>
-				<dd class="distance">{{round(line.distance, 2)}}&#x202F;km <span v-if="line.time != null">({{formatTime(line.time)}}&#x202F;h {{formatRouteMode(line.mode)}})</span></dd>
+				<dd class="distance">{{round(line.distance, 2)}}&#x202F;km <span v-if="line.time != null">({{formatRouteTime(line.time, line.mode)}})</span></dd>
 
 				<template v-if="line.ascent != null">
 					<dt class="elevation">Climb/drop</dt>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/route-form/route-form.vue b/frontend/src/lib/components/route-form/route-form.vue
index 568a494d..f9a24194 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/route-form/route-form.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/route-form/route-form.vue
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 	import { computed, markRaw, onBeforeUnmount, onMounted, ref, watch, watchEffect } from "vue";
 	import Icon from "../ui/icon.vue";
-	import { formatRouteMode, formatTime, isSearchId, normalizeMarkerName, round, splitRouteQuery } from "facilmap-utils";
+	import { formatRouteTime, isSearchId, normalizeMarkerName, round, splitRouteQuery } from "facilmap-utils";
 	import { useToasts } from "../ui/toasts/toasts.vue";
 	import type { ExportFormat, FindOnMapResult, SearchResult } from "facilmap-types";
 	import { getMarkerIcon, type HashQuery, MarkerLayer, RouteLayer } from "facilmap-leaflet";
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@
 
 				<dl class="fm-search-box-dl">
 					<dt>Distance</dt>
-					<dd>{{round(routeObj.distance, 2)}}&#x202F;km <span v-if="routeObj.time != null">({{formatTime(routeObj.time)}}&#x202F;h {{formatRouteMode(routeObj.mode)}})</span></dd>
+					<dd>{{round(routeObj.distance, 2)}}&#x202F;km <span v-if="routeObj.time != null">({{formatRouteTime(routeObj.time, routeObj.mode)}})</span></dd>
 
 					<template v-if="routeObj.ascent != null">
 						<dt>Climb/drop</dt>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/ui/modal-dialog.vue b/frontend/src/lib/components/ui/modal-dialog.vue
index d62d8192..d468c3ff 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/ui/modal-dialog.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/ui/modal-dialog.vue
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 	import type { ThemeColour } from "../../utils/bootstrap";
 	import { useUnloadHandler } from "../../utils/utils";
 	import AttributePreservingElement from "./attribute-preserving-element.vue";
+	import { useI18n } from "../../utils/i18n";
+
+	const { t } = useI18n();
 
 	const props = withDefaults(defineProps<{
 		title?: string;
@@ -108,7 +111,7 @@
 							@click="modal.hide()"
 							type="button"
 							class="btn-close"
-							aria-label="Close"
+							:aria-label="t('modal-dialog.close')"
 						></button>
 					</div>
 					<div class="modal-body">
@@ -125,7 +128,7 @@
 							class="btn btn-secondary"
 							@click="modal.hide()"
 							:disabled="isSubmitting || props.isBusy"
-						>Cancel</button>
+						>{{t('modal-dialog.cancel')}}</button>
 
 						<button
 							type="submit"
@@ -134,7 +137,7 @@
 							:disabled="isSubmitting || props.isBusy"
 						>
 							<div v-if="isSubmitting" class="spinner-border spinner-border-sm"></div>
-							{{props.okLabel ?? (isCloseButton ? 'Close' : 'Save')}}
+							{{props.okLabel ?? (isCloseButton ? t('modal-dialog.close') : t('modal-dialog.save'))}}
 						</button>
 					</div>
 				</ValidatedForm>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/utils/i18n.ts b/frontend/src/lib/utils/i18n.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3852b91b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/utils/i18n.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+/// <reference types="vite/client" />
+import { type i18n } from "i18next";
+import { defineComponent, ref } from "vue";
+import messagesEn from "../../i18n/en";
+import messagesDe from "../../i18n/de";
+import { getRawI18n, onI18nReady } from "facilmap-utils";
+
+const namespace = "facilmap-frontend";
+
+onI18nReady((i18n) => {
+	i18n.addResourceBundle("en", namespace, messagesEn);
+	i18n.addResourceBundle("de", namespace, messagesDe);
+});
+
+if (import.meta.hot) {
+	import.meta.hot.accept("../../i18n/en", (m) => {
+		onI18nReady((i18n) => {
+			i18n.addResourceBundle("en", namespace, m!.default);
+		});
+	});
+
+	import.meta.hot.accept("../../i18n/de", (m) => {
+		onI18nReady((i18n) => {
+			i18n.addResourceBundle("de", namespace, m!.default);
+		});
+	});
+}
+
+const rerenderCounter = ref(0);
+const rerender = () => {
+	rerenderCounter.value++;
+};
+
+onI18nReady((i18n) => {
+	i18n.store.on("added", rerender);
+	i18n.store.on("removed", rerender);
+	i18n.on("languageChanged", rerender);
+	i18n.on("loaded", rerender);
+});
+
+export function useI18n(): Pick<i18n, "t"> {
+	return {
+		t: new Proxy(getRawI18n().getFixedT(null, namespace), {
+			apply: (target, thisArg, argumentsList) => {
+				rerenderCounter.value;
+				return target.apply(thisArg, argumentsList as any);
+			}
+		})
+	};
+}
+
+export const T = defineComponent({
+	props: {
+		k: { type: String, required: true }
+	},
+	setup(props, { slots }) {
+		const i18n = useI18n();
+
+		return () => {
+			const mappedSlots = Object.entries(slots).map(([name, slot], i) => ({ name, placeholder: `%___SLOT_${i}___%`, slot }));
+			const placeholderByName = Object.fromEntries(mappedSlots.map(({ name, placeholder }) => [name, placeholder]));
+			const slotByPlaceholder = Object.fromEntries(mappedSlots.map(({ placeholder, slot }) => [placeholder, slot]));
+			const message = i18n.t(props.k, placeholderByName);
+			return message.split(/(%___SLOT_\d+___%)/g).map((v, i) => {
+				if (i % 2 === 0) {
+					return v;
+				} else {
+					return slotByPlaceholder[v]!();
+				}
+			});
+		};
+	}
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/utils/zoom.ts b/frontend/src/lib/utils/zoom.ts
index ceda1edd..cfdebba9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/utils/zoom.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/utils/zoom.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import type { SelectedItem } from "./selection";
 import type { FindOnMapLine, FindOnMapMarker, FindOnMapResult, Line, Marker, SearchResult } from "facilmap-types";
 import type { Geometry } from "geojson";
 import { isMapResult } from "./search";
-import { decodeLonLatUrl, normalizeLineName, normalizeMarkerName } from "facilmap-utils";
+import { decodeLonLatUrl, normalizeLineName, normalizeMarkerName, splitRouteQuery } from "facilmap-utils";
 import type { ClientContext } from "../components/facil-map-context-provider/client-context";
 import type { FacilMapContext } from "../components/facil-map-context-provider/facil-map-context";
 import { requireClientContext, requireMapContext } from "../components/facil-map-context-provider/facil-map-context-provider.vue";
@@ -140,10 +140,13 @@ export async function openSpecialQuery(query: string, context: FacilMapContext,
 	const searchBoxContext = toRef(() => context.components.searchBox);
 	const routeFormTabContext = toRef(() => context.components.routeFormTab);
 
-	if(searchBoxContext.value && routeFormTabContext.value && query.match(/ to /i)) {
-		routeFormTabContext.value.setQuery(query, zoom, smooth);
-		searchBoxContext.value.activateTab(`fm${context.id}-route-form-tab`, { autofocus: true });
-		return true;
+	if(searchBoxContext.value && routeFormTabContext.value) {
+		const split = splitRouteQuery(query);
+		if (split.queries.length >= 2) {
+			routeFormTabContext.value.setQuery(query, zoom, smooth);
+			searchBoxContext.value.activateTab(`fm${context.id}-route-form-tab`, { autofocus: true });
+			return true;
+		}
 	}
 
 	const lonlat = decodeLonLatUrl(query);
diff --git a/server/package.json b/server/package.json
index 29648877..76ad8462 100644
--- a/server/package.json
+++ b/server/package.json
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
     "cheerio": "^1.0.0-rc.12",
     "compression": "^1.7.4",
     "compressjs": "^1.0.3",
+    "cookie-parser": "^1.4.6",
     "csv-stringify": "^6.4.6",
     "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
     "ejs": "^3.1.9",
@@ -53,6 +54,8 @@
     "facilmap-types": "workspace:^",
     "facilmap-utils": "workspace:^",
     "find-cache-dir": "^5.0.0",
+    "i18next": "^23.10.1",
+    "i18next-http-middleware": "^3.5.0",
     "lodash-es": "^4.17.21",
     "maxmind": "^4.3.18",
     "md5-file": "^5.0.0",
@@ -69,6 +72,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/compression": "^1.7.5",
+    "@types/cookie-parser": "^1.4.7",
     "@types/debug": "^4.1.12",
     "@types/ejs": "^3.1.5",
     "@types/express": "^4.17.21",
diff --git a/server/src/i18n.ts b/server/src/i18n.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d42abf61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/i18n.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+import { defaultRawI18nGetter, getRawI18n, onI18nReady, setLanguageDetector, setRawI18nGetter } from "facilmap-utils";
+import messagesEn from "./i18n/en";
+import messagesDe from "facilmap-utils/src/i18n/de";
+import type { i18n } from "i18next";
+import type { Domain } from "domain";
+import type { RequestHandler } from "express";
+import i18nextHttpMiddleware from "i18next-http-middleware";
+
+const namespace = "facilmap-server";
+
+declare global {
+    namespace NodeJS {
+        interface Process {
+            domain?: Domain;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+declare module 'domain' {
+    interface Domain {
+        facilmap?: {
+            i18n?: i18n
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+onI18nReady((i18n) => {
+	i18n.addResourceBundle("en", namespace, messagesEn);
+	i18n.addResourceBundle("de", namespace, messagesDe);
+});
+
+setLanguageDetector(i18nextHttpMiddleware.LanguageDetector);
+
+export const i18nMiddleware: RequestHandler[] = [
+	// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/explicit-module-boundary-types
+	(req, res, next) => {
+		i18nextHttpMiddleware.handle(getRawI18n())(req, res, next);
+	},
+
+	// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/explicit-module-boundary-types
+	(req, res, next) => {
+		if ((req as any).i18n) {
+			if (!process.domain!.facilmap) {
+				process.domain!.facilmap = {};
+			}
+
+			process.domain!.facilmap.i18n = (req as any).i18n;
+		}
+
+		next();
+	}
+];
+
+setRawI18nGetter(() => {
+	if (process.domain?.facilmap?.i18n) {
+		return process.domain?.facilmap?.i18n;
+	} else {
+		return defaultRawI18nGetter();
+	}
+});
+
+export function getI18n(): Pick<i18n, "t"> {
+	return {
+		t: getRawI18n().getFixedT(null, namespace)
+	};
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/src/i18n/de.ts b/server/src/i18n/de.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..df1b1c86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/i18n/de.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+const messagesEn = {
+};
+
+export default messagesEn;
diff --git a/server/src/i18n/en.ts b/server/src/i18n/en.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..df1b1c86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/i18n/en.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+const messagesEn = {
+};
+
+export default messagesEn;
diff --git a/server/src/webserver.ts b/server/src/webserver.ts
index df723e8a..9106e7e7 100644
--- a/server/src/webserver.ts
+++ b/server/src/webserver.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ import { paths } from "facilmap-frontend/build.js";
 import config from "./config";
 import { exportCsv } from "./export/csv.js";
 import * as z from "zod";
+import cookieParser from "cookie-parser";
+import { i18nMiddleware } from "./i18n.js";
 
 function getBaseUrl(req: Request): string {
 	return config.baseUrl ?? `${req.protocol}://${req.host}/`;
@@ -67,6 +69,9 @@ export async function initWebserver(database: Database, port: number, host?: str
 
 	app.use(domainMiddleware);
 	app.use(compression());
+	app.use(cookieParser());
+
+	app.use(i18nMiddleware);
 
 	app.get("/", padMiddleware);
 
diff --git a/utils/package.json b/utils/package.json
index b7b02bdc..a3deff1b 100644
--- a/utils/package.json
+++ b/utils/package.json
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
     "dompurify": "^3.0.9",
     "facilmap-types": "workspace:^",
     "filtrex": "^2.2.3",
+    "i18next": "^23.10.1",
+    "i18next-browser-languagedetector": "^7.2.1",
     "jquery": "^3.7.1",
     "jsdom": "^24.0.0",
     "linkify-string": "^4.1.3",
diff --git a/utils/src/__tests__/search.test.ts b/utils/src/__tests__/search.test.ts
index 37fe7dd8..7c64896d 100644
--- a/utils/src/__tests__/search.test.ts
+++ b/utils/src/__tests__/search.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,52 @@
 import { expect, test } from "vitest";
-import { matchLonLat } from "../search";
+import { matchLonLat, splitRouteQuery } from "../search";
+
+test("splitRouteQuery", () => {
+	expect(splitRouteQuery("Hamburg to Berlin")).toEqual({
+		queries: ["Hamburg", "Berlin"],
+		mode: null
+	});
+
+	expect(splitRouteQuery("from Hamburg to Berlin")).toEqual({
+		queries: ["Hamburg", "Berlin"],
+		mode: null
+	});
+
+	expect(splitRouteQuery("to Berlin from Hamburg")).toEqual({
+		queries: ["Hamburg", "Berlin"],
+		mode: null
+	});
+
+	expect(splitRouteQuery("Hamburg to Berlin via Hannover")).toEqual({
+		queries: ["Hamburg", "Hannover", "Berlin"],
+		mode: null
+	});
+
+	expect(splitRouteQuery("via Hannover to Berlin from Hamburg")).toEqual({
+		queries: ["Hamburg", "Hannover", "Berlin"],
+		mode: null
+	});
+
+	expect(splitRouteQuery("by walk to Berlin from Hamburg")).toEqual({
+		queries: ["Hamburg", "Berlin"],
+		mode: "foot"
+	});
+
+	expect(splitRouteQuery("from Hamburg by walk to Berlin")).toEqual({
+		queries: ["Hamburg", "Berlin"],
+		mode: "foot"
+	});
+
+	expect(splitRouteQuery("Hamburg to Berlin walking")).toEqual({
+		queries: ["Hamburg", "Berlin"],
+		mode: "foot"
+	});
+
+	expect(splitRouteQuery("Hamburg")).toEqual({
+		queries: ["Hamburg"],
+		mode: null
+	});
+});
 
 test("matchLonLat", () => {
 	// Simple coordinates
diff --git a/utils/src/elevation.ts b/utils/src/elevation.ts
index 7a9723ca..3299239d 100644
--- a/utils/src/elevation.ts
+++ b/utils/src/elevation.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import type { Point } from "facilmap-types";
-import { RetryError, throttledBatch } from "./utils";
-import { fetchAdapter, getConfig } from "./config";
+import { RetryError, throttledBatch } from "./utils.js";
+import { fetchAdapter, getConfig } from "./config.js";
+import { getI18n } from "./i18n.js";
 
 const MAX_DELAY_MS = 60_000;
 
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ export const getElevationForPoint = throttledBatch<[Point], number | undefined>(
 		})
 	});
 	if (!res.ok) {
-		let error = new Error(`Looking up elevations failed with status ${res.status}.`);
+		let error = new Error(getI18n().t("elevation.http-error", { status: res.status }));
 		if (res.status === 504) {
 			// Probably caused by an overload on the server. Usually it goes away after a while. Let's exponentially increase delays
 			// between requests until it succeeds again.
diff --git a/utils/src/format.ts b/utils/src/format.ts
index d7c33908..ba4c221a 100644
--- a/utils/src/format.ts
+++ b/utils/src/format.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import createPurify from "dompurify";
 import { type Cheerio, load } from "cheerio";
 import { normalizeFieldValue } from "./objects.js";
 import { NodeWithChildren, Element, type Node, type ParentNode, Text, type AnyNode } from "domhandler";
+import { getI18n } from "./i18n.js";
 
 const purify = createPurify(typeof window !== "undefined" ? window : new (await import("jsdom")).JSDOM("").window);
 
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ export function formatTime(seconds: number): string {
 	let minutes: string | number = Math.floor((seconds%3600)/60);
 	if(minutes < 10)
 		minutes = "0" + minutes;
-	return hours + ":" + minutes;
+	return getI18n().t("format.time", { hours, minutes });
 }
 
 function applyMarkdownModifications($el: Cheerio<AnyNode>): void {
diff --git a/utils/src/i18n-utils.ts b/utils/src/i18n-utils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cd85c695
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/src/i18n-utils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+import i18next, { type Module, type Newable, type i18n } from "i18next";
+import LanguageDetector from "i18next-browser-languagedetector";
+
+let hasBeenUsed = false;
+const onFirstUse: Array<(i18n: i18n) => void> = [];
+
+let languageDetector: Module | Newable<Module> | undefined = typeof window !== "undefined" ? LanguageDetector : undefined;
+
+export function setLanguageDetector(detector: Module | Newable<Module> | undefined): void {
+	languageDetector = detector;
+}
+
+export const defaultRawI18nGetter = (): i18n => {
+	// Initialize i18next on first usage if it is not initialized yet.
+	// In apps that use i18next, this leaves enough time for them to initialize it with their own custom settings.
+	// In apps that don't use i18next, this allows them to use our functions without having to care about initializing it.
+	if (!i18next.isInitializing && !i18next.isInitialized) {
+		if (languageDetector) {
+			i18next.use(languageDetector);
+		}
+
+		void i18next.init({
+			initImmediate: false,
+			...(languageDetector ? {} : { lng: "en" }),
+			fallbackLng: "en"
+		});
+	}
+
+	return i18next;
+};
+
+let rawI18nGetter = defaultRawI18nGetter;
+
+export function setRawI18nGetter(getter: () => i18n): void {
+	rawI18nGetter = getter;
+}
+
+// Should be called by an individual getI18n() function in each package that makes sure that its translations are loaded
+export function getRawI18n(): i18n {
+	const i18n = rawI18nGetter();
+
+	if (!hasBeenUsed) {
+		for (const callback of onFirstUse) {
+			callback(i18n);
+		}
+		hasBeenUsed = true;
+	}
+
+	return i18n;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Calls the given callback the first time getI18n() is called. If getI18n() has already been called, calls the callback immediately.
+ */
+export function onI18nReady(callback: (i18n: i18n) => void): void {
+	if (hasBeenUsed) {
+		callback(getRawI18n());
+	} else {
+		onFirstUse.push(callback);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/utils/src/i18n.ts b/utils/src/i18n.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..23d610e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/src/i18n.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/// <reference types="vite/client" />
+import type { i18n } from "i18next";
+import { getRawI18n, onI18nReady } from "./i18n-utils";
+import messagesDe from "./i18n/de";
+import messagesEn from "./i18n/en";
+
+const namespace = "facilmap-utils";
+
+onI18nReady((i18n) => {
+	i18n.addResourceBundle("en", namespace, messagesEn);
+	i18n.addResourceBundle("de", namespace, messagesDe);
+});
+
+if (import.meta.hot) {
+	import.meta.hot.accept("./i18n/en", (m) => {
+		onI18nReady((i18n) => {
+			i18n.addResourceBundle("en", namespace, m!.default);
+		});
+	});
+
+	import.meta.hot.accept("./i18n/de", (m) => {
+		onI18nReady((i18n) => {
+			i18n.addResourceBundle("de", namespace, m!.default);
+		});
+	});
+}
+
+export function getI18n(): Pick<i18n, "t"> {
+	return {
+		t: getRawI18n().getFixedT(null, namespace)
+	};
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/utils/src/i18n/de.ts b/utils/src/i18n/de.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c1c22357
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/src/i18n/de.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+const messagesDe = {
+	"elevation": {
+		"http-error": `Unerwarteter Fehler beim Laden der Höhe über NN (Status {{status}}).`
+	},
+
+	"format": {
+		"time": `{{hours}}:{{minutes}}`
+	},
+
+	"objects": {
+		"untitled-marker": `Unbenannter Marker`,
+		"untitled-lined": `Unbenannte Linie`
+	},
+
+	"pads": {
+		"unnamed-map": `Unbenannte Karte`,
+		"page-title": `{{padName}} – {{appName}}`,
+		"fallback-page-description": `Eine vielseitige Karte auf OpenStreetMap-Basis, auf der Marker und Linien mit Live-Kollaboration gesetzt werden können.`
+	},
+
+	"routing": {
+		"route-mode-hgv": `mit dem LKW`,
+		"route-mode-car": `mit dem Auto`,
+		"route-mode-road-bike": `mit dem Rennrad`,
+		"route-mode-mountain-bike": `mit dem Mountain Bike`,
+		"route-mode-electric-bike": `mit dem E-Bike`,
+		"route-mode-bicycle": `mit dem Fahrrad`,
+		"route-mode-wheelchair": `mit dem Rollstuhl`,
+		"route-mode-foot": `zu Fuß`,
+		"route-time": `{{time}}\u202Fh {{mode}}`
+	},
+
+	"search": {
+		"http-error": `Unerwarteter Fehler bei der Suche (Status {{status}}).`,
+		"from": `von`,
+		"to": `nach`,
+		"via": `über`,
+		"hgv": `mit dem LKW`,
+		"car": `mit dem Auto`,
+		"road-bike": `mit dem Rennrad`,
+		"mountain-bike": `mit dem Mountain Bike`,
+		"electric-bike": `mit dem E-Bike|mit dem Pedelec`,
+		"bicycle": `mit dem Rad|mit dem Fahrrad`,
+		"wheelchair": `mit dem Rollstuhl`,
+		"foot": `zu Fuß`,
+		"straight": `Luftlinie`
+	}
+};
+
+export default messagesDe;
diff --git a/utils/src/i18n/en.ts b/utils/src/i18n/en.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0e5a1f63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/src/i18n/en.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+const messagesEn = {
+	"elevation": {
+		"http-error": `Looking up elevations failed with status {{status}}.`
+	},
+
+	"format": {
+		"time": `{{hours}}:{{minutes}}`
+	},
+
+	"objects": {
+		"untitled-marker": `Untitled marker`,
+		"untitled-lined": `Untitled line`
+	},
+
+	"pads": {
+		"unnamed-map": `Unnamed map`,
+		"page-title": `{{padName}} – {{appName}}`,
+		"fallback-page-description": `A fully-featured OpenStreetMap-based map where markers and lines can be added with live collaboration.`
+	},
+
+	"routing": {
+		"route-mode-hgv": `by HGV`,
+		"route-mode-car": `by car`,
+		"route-mode-road-bike": `by road bike`,
+		"route-mode-mountain-bike": `by mountain bike`,
+		"route-mode-electric-bike": `by electric bike`,
+		"route-mode-bicycle": `by bicycle`,
+		"route-mode-wheelchair": `by wheelchair`,
+		"route-mode-foot": `on foot`,
+		"route-time": `{{time}}\u202Fh {{mode}}`
+	},
+
+	"search": {
+		"http-error": `Search failed with status {{status}}.`,
+		"from": `from`,
+		"to": `to`,
+		"via": `via`,
+		"hgv": `by HGV`,
+		"car": `by car`,
+		"road-bike": `by road bike`,
+		"mountain-bike": `by mountain bike`,
+		"electric-bike": `by electric bike`,
+		"bicycle": `by bicycle|by bike`,
+		"wheelchair": `by wheelchair`,
+		"foot": `on foot|by walk|by walking|walking`,
+		"straight": `straight|by helicopter`
+	}
+};
+
+export default messagesEn;
diff --git a/utils/src/index.ts b/utils/src/index.ts
index 5f218686..85123d60 100644
--- a/utils/src/index.ts
+++ b/utils/src/index.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ export * from "./config.js";
 export * from "./elevation.js";
 export * from "./filter.js";
 export * from "./format.js";
+export * from "./i18n-utils.js";
 export * from "./objects.js";
 export * from "./pads.js";
 export * from "./routing.js";
diff --git a/utils/src/objects.ts b/utils/src/objects.ts
index 60306763..07f380ca 100644
--- a/utils/src/objects.ts
+++ b/utils/src/objects.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { lineValidator, markerValidator, type CRU, type Field, type FieldOption, type Line, type LineTemplate, type Marker, type Type } from "facilmap-types";
 import { omit } from "lodash-es";
+import { getI18n } from "./i18n.js";
 
 export function isMarker<Mode extends CRU.READ | CRU.CREATE>(object: Marker<Mode> | Line<Mode>): object is Marker<Mode> {
 	return "lat" in object && object.lat != null;
@@ -168,9 +169,9 @@ export function getLineTemplate(type: Type): LineTemplate {
 }
 
 export function normalizeMarkerName(name: string | undefined): string {
-	return name || "Untitled marker";
+	return name || getI18n().t("objects.untitled-marker");
 }
 
 export function normalizeLineName(name: string | undefined): string {
-	return name || "Untitled line";
+	return name || getI18n().t("objects.untitled-line");
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/utils/src/pads.ts b/utils/src/pads.ts
index f1a4632a..a16d0354 100644
--- a/utils/src/pads.ts
+++ b/utils/src/pads.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import type { ID, Type, View } from "facilmap-types";
+import { getI18n } from "./i18n.js";
 
 const LETTERS = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789";
 const LENGTH = 12;
@@ -12,15 +13,15 @@ export function generateRandomPadId(length: number = LENGTH): string {
 }
 
 export function normalizePadName(name: string | undefined): string {
-	return name || "Unnamed map";
+	return name || getI18n().t("pads.unnamed-map");
 }
 
 export function normalizePageTitle(padName: string | undefined, appName: string): string {
-	return `${padName ? `${padName} – ` : ''}${appName}`;
+	return padName ? getI18n().t("pads.page-title", { padName, appName }) : appName;
 }
 
 export function normalizePageDescription(padDescription: string | undefined): string {
-	return padDescription || "A fully-featured OpenStreetMap-based map where markers and lines can be added with live collaboration.";
+	return padDescription || getI18n().t("pads.fallback-page-description");
 }
 
 export function getOrderedTypes(types: Type[] | Record<ID, Type>): Type[] {
diff --git a/utils/src/routing.ts b/utils/src/routing.ts
index b4247d9b..edd82576 100644
--- a/utils/src/routing.ts
+++ b/utils/src/routing.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import type { RouteMode } from "facilmap-types";
+import { getI18n } from "./i18n.js";
+import { formatTime } from "./format.js";
 
 export interface DecodedRouteMode {
 	mode: "" | "car" | "bicycle" | "pedestrian" | "track";
@@ -92,29 +94,36 @@ export function formatRouteMode(encodedMode: RouteMode): string {
 		case "car":
 			switch(decodedMode.type) {
 				case "hgv":
-					return "by HGV";
+					return getI18n().t("routing.route-mode-hgv");
 				default:
-					return "by car";
+					return getI18n().t("routing.route-mode-car");
 			}
 		case "bicycle":
 			switch(decodedMode.type) {
 				case "road":
-					return "by road bike";
+					return getI18n().t("routing.route-mode-road-bike");
 				case "mountain":
-					return "by mountain bike";
+					return getI18n().t("routing.route-mode-mountain-bike");
 				case "electric":
-					return "by electric bike";
+					return getI18n().t("routing.route-mode-electric-bike");
 				default:
-					return "by bicycle";
+					return getI18n().t("routing.route-mode-bicycle");
 			}
 		case "pedestrian":
 			switch(decodedMode.type) {
 				case "wheelchair":
-					return "by wheelchair";
+					return getI18n().t("routing.route-mode-wheelchair");
 				default:
-					return "on foot";
+					return getI18n().t("routing.route-mode-foot");
 			}
 		default:
 			return "";
 	}
 }
+
+export function formatRouteTime(time: number, encodedMode: RouteMode): string {
+	return getI18n().t("routing.route-time", {
+		time: formatTime(time),
+		mode: formatRouteMode(encodedMode)
+	});
+}
diff --git a/utils/src/search.ts b/utils/src/search.ts
index 2965cde2..64487021 100644
--- a/utils/src/search.ts
+++ b/utils/src/search.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 import type { Point, SearchResult, ZoomLevel } from "facilmap-types";
 import throttle from "p-throttle";
 import type { Geometry } from "geojson";
-import { formatCoordinates } from "./format";
-import { fetchAdapter, getConfig } from "./config";
+import { formatCoordinates } from "./format.js";
+import { fetchAdapter, getConfig } from "./config.js";
+import { getI18n } from "./i18n.js";
+import { quoteRegExp } from "./utils.js";
 
 interface NominatimResult {
 	place_id: number;
@@ -77,22 +79,56 @@ interface PointWithZoom extends Point {
 const throttledFetch = throttle({ limit: 1, interval: 1000 })((...args: Parameters<typeof fetchAdapter>) => fetchAdapter(...args));
 
 export function splitRouteQuery(query: string): { queries: string[], mode: string | null } {
-	const splitQuery = query.split(/(^|\s+)(from|to|via|by)(\s+|$)/).filter((item, i) => (i%2 == 0)); // Filter out every second item (whitespace parantheses)
+	const i18n = getI18n();
+
+	const routeModesByTranslation = Object.fromEntries(Object.entries({
+		[i18n.t("search.hgv")]:  "hgv",
+		[i18n.t("search.car")]:  "car",
+		[i18n.t("search.road-bike")]:  "road bike",
+		[i18n.t("search.mountain-bike")]:  "mountain bike",
+		[i18n.t("search.electric-bike")]:  "electric bike",
+		[i18n.t("search.bicycle")]:  "bicycle",
+		[i18n.t("search.wheelchair")]:  "wheelchair",
+		[i18n.t("search.foot")]:  "foot",
+		[i18n.t("search.straight")]:  "straight"
+	}).flatMap(([k, v]) => k.split("|").map((k2) => [k2, v])));
+
+	let queryWithoutMode = query;
+	let mode = null;
+	for (const [translation, thisMode] of Object.entries(routeModesByTranslation)) {
+		const m = query.match(new RegExp(`(?<= |^)${quoteRegExp(translation)}(?= |$)`, "di"));
+		if (m) {
+			queryWithoutMode = `${query.slice(0, m.indices![0][0])}${query.slice(m.indices![0][1])}`.trim();
+			mode = thisMode;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	const keywordsByTranslation = Object.fromEntries(Object.entries({
+		[i18n.t("search.from")]: "from",
+		[i18n.t("search.to")]: "to",
+		[i18n.t("search.via")]: "via"
+	}).flatMap(([k, v]) => k.split("|").map((k2) => [k2, v])));
+
+	const splitQuery = queryWithoutMode
+		.split(new RegExp(`(?:^|\\s+)(from|to|via|${Object.keys(keywordsByTranslation).map((k) => quoteRegExp(k)).join("|")})(?:\\s+|$)`));
+
 	const queryParts = {
 		from: [] as string[],
 		via: [] as string[],
-		to: [] as string[],
-		by: [] as string[]
+		to: [] as string[]
 	};
 
 	for(let i=0; i<splitQuery.length; i+=2) {
-		if(splitQuery[i])
-			queryParts[splitQuery[i-1] as keyof typeof queryParts || "from"].push(splitQuery[i]);
+		if(splitQuery[i]) {
+			const thisKeyword = splitQuery[i - 1] ? (keywordsByTranslation[splitQuery[i - 1]] ?? splitQuery[i - 1]) : "from";
+			queryParts[thisKeyword as keyof typeof queryParts].push(splitQuery[i]);
+		}
 	}
 
 	return {
 		queries: queryParts.from.concat(queryParts.via, queryParts.to),
-		mode: queryParts.by[0] || null
+		mode
 	};
 }
 
@@ -245,7 +281,7 @@ async function _findLonLat(lonlatWithZoom: PointWithZoom): Promise<Array<SearchR
 	);
 
 	if (!res.ok) {
-		throw new Error(`Reverse geocoding failed with status ${res.status}`);
+		throw new Error(getI18n().t("search.http-error", { status: res.status }));
 	}
 
 	const body: NominatimResult | NominatimError = await res.json();
@@ -267,7 +303,7 @@ async function _findQuery(query: string): Promise<Array<SearchResult>> {
 	);
 
 	if (!res.ok) {
-		throw new Error(`Search failed with status ${res.status}.`);
+		throw new Error(getI18n().t("search.http-error", { status: res.status }));
 	}
 
 	const body: Array<NominatimResult> | NominatimError = await res.json();
@@ -281,12 +317,15 @@ async function _findQuery(query: string): Promise<Array<SearchResult>> {
 }
 
 async function _findOsmObject(type: string, id: string): Promise<Array<SearchResult>> {
-	const body: Array<NominatimResult> | NominatimError = await throttledFetch(
+	const res = await throttledFetch(
 		`${getConfig().nominatimUrl}/lookup?format=jsonv2&addressdetails=1&polygon_geojson=1&extratags=1&namedetails=1&osm_ids=${encodeURI(type.toUpperCase())}${encodeURI(id)}`
-	).then((res) => res.json() as any);
+	);
+
+	if (!res.ok) {
+		throw new Error(getI18n().t("search.http-error", { status: res.status }));
+	}
 
-	if(!body)
-		throw new Error("Invalid response from name finder.");
+	const body: Array<NominatimResult> | NominatimError = await res.json();
 
 	if('error' in body)
 		throw new Error(typeof body.error === 'string' ? body.error : body.error.message);
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 9c1ef278..20b29c78 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -44,6 +44,15 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"@babel/runtime@npm:^7.23.2":
+  version: 7.24.1
+  resolution: "@babel/runtime@npm:7.24.1"
+  dependencies:
+    regenerator-runtime: ^0.14.0
+  checksum: 5c8f3b912ba949865f03b3cf8395c60e1f4ebd1033fbd835bdfe81b6cac8a87d85bc3c7aded5fcdf07be044c9ab8c818f467abe0deca50020c72496782639572
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "@babel/types@npm:^7.8.3":
   version: 7.24.0
   resolution: "@babel/types@npm:7.24.0"
@@ -878,6 +887,15 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"@types/cookie-parser@npm:^1.4.7":
+  version: 1.4.7
+  resolution: "@types/cookie-parser@npm:1.4.7"
+  dependencies:
+    "@types/express": "*"
+  checksum: 7b87c59420598e686a57e240be6e0db53967c3c8814be9326bf86609ee2fc39c4b3b9f2263e1deba43526090121d1df88684b64c19f7b494a80a4437caf3d40b
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "@types/cookie@npm:^0.4.1":
   version: 0.4.1
   resolution: "@types/cookie@npm:0.4.1"
@@ -2476,6 +2494,16 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"cookie-parser@npm:^1.4.6":
+  version: 1.4.6
+  resolution: "cookie-parser@npm:1.4.6"
+  dependencies:
+    cookie: 0.4.1
+    cookie-signature: 1.0.6
+  checksum: 1e5a63aa82e8eb4e02d2977c6902983dee87b02e87ec5ec43ac3cb1e72da354003716570cd5190c0ad9e8a454c9d3237f4ad6e2f16d0902205a96a1c72b77ba5
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "cookie-signature@npm:1.0.6":
   version: 1.0.6
   resolution: "cookie-signature@npm:1.0.6"
@@ -3658,6 +3686,7 @@ __metadata:
     file-saver: ^2.0.5
     hammerjs: ^2.0.8
     happy-dom: ^13.6.2
+    i18next: ^23.10.1
     jquery: ^3.7.1
     leaflet: ^1.9.4
     leaflet-draggable-lines: ^2.0.0
@@ -3769,6 +3798,7 @@ __metadata:
   resolution: "facilmap-server@workspace:server"
   dependencies:
     "@types/compression": ^1.7.5
+    "@types/cookie-parser": ^1.4.7
     "@types/debug": ^4.1.12
     "@types/ejs": ^3.1.5
     "@types/express": ^4.17.21
@@ -3780,6 +3810,7 @@ __metadata:
     cheerio: ^1.0.0-rc.12
     compression: ^1.7.4
     compressjs: ^1.0.3
+    cookie-parser: ^1.4.6
     cpy-cli: ^5.0.0
     csv-stringify: ^6.4.6
     debug: ^4.3.4
@@ -3792,6 +3823,8 @@ __metadata:
     facilmap-types: "workspace:^"
     facilmap-utils: "workspace:^"
     find-cache-dir: ^5.0.0
+    i18next: ^23.10.1
+    i18next-http-middleware: ^3.5.0
     lodash-es: ^4.17.21
     maxmind: ^4.3.18
     md5-file: ^5.0.0
@@ -3843,6 +3876,8 @@ __metadata:
     dompurify: ^3.0.9
     facilmap-types: "workspace:^"
     filtrex: ^2.2.3
+    i18next: ^23.10.1
+    i18next-browser-languagedetector: ^7.2.1
     jquery: ^3.7.1
     jsdom: ^24.0.0
     linkify-string: ^4.1.3
@@ -4528,6 +4563,31 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"i18next-browser-languagedetector@npm:^7.2.1":
+  version: 7.2.1
+  resolution: "i18next-browser-languagedetector@npm:7.2.1"
+  dependencies:
+    "@babel/runtime": ^7.23.2
+  checksum: 159958be2d8f19444e9378512c36c2bf13a8ab85eddac2fc0000198a03dbc28c73a6f44594ab040b242bdc82dfeabb7c1ab805884b5438ee0a48a8e2b52ca062
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
+"i18next-http-middleware@npm:^3.5.0":
+  version: 3.5.0
+  resolution: "i18next-http-middleware@npm:3.5.0"
+  checksum: c3669f04efd8967729a50fa06be1c7449612e3f2555815a3399d35dcf9404e35182a12cc68c1ed3bbe5da73d868dbd2ac62553be8c1a7ce0d551018dc1e223fa
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
+"i18next@npm:^23.10.1":
+  version: 23.10.1
+  resolution: "i18next@npm:23.10.1"
+  dependencies:
+    "@babel/runtime": ^7.23.2
+  checksum: 4aec10ddb0bb841f15b9b023daa59977052bc706ca4e94643b12b17640731862bde596c9797491638f6d9e7f125722ea9b1e87394c7aebbb72f45c20396f79d9
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "iconv-lite@npm:0.4.24":
   version: 0.4.24
   resolution: "iconv-lite@npm:0.4.24"