diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/simstadt/regionchooser/RegionExtractor.java b/src/main/java/eu/simstadt/regionchooser/RegionExtractor.java
index bb940d4c1b6355e73e18b63ce22ae3fd8248b99d..5ed801fd7378d84ac7f626d2eefd3a65aac7a30d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/simstadt/regionchooser/RegionExtractor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/simstadt/regionchooser/RegionExtractor.java
@@ -101,10 +101,12 @@ static int selectRegionDirectlyFromCityGML(String wktPolygon, String srsName, Wr
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Returns true if bounding box of cityObjectNode intersects the polygon.
+	 * Returns true if corners or center of bounding box of cityObjectNode are inside the polygon. Might select too much,
+	 * which might be desirable for roads or landuse.
 	 */
 	private static boolean isBoundingBoxTouching(CityObjectMember cityObjectNode, Geometry polygon) {
-		return point(cityObjectNode.xMax, cityObjectNode.yMax).within(polygon) ||
+		return point(cityObjectNode.x, cityObjectNode.y).within(polygon) ||
+				point(cityObjectNode.xMax, cityObjectNode.yMax).within(polygon) ||
 				point(cityObjectNode.xMax, cityObjectNode.yMin).within(polygon) ||
 				point(cityObjectNode.xMin, cityObjectNode.yMin).within(polygon) ||
 				point(cityObjectNode.xMin, cityObjectNode.yMax).within(polygon);