diff --git a/app/src/main/resources/queries/places_query.rq b/app/src/main/resources/queries/places_query.rq
index fea399d40..6ed61d2da 100644
--- a/app/src/main/resources/queries/places_query.rq
+++ b/app/src/main/resources/queries/places_query.rq
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ WHERE {
   MINUS {?item wdt:P582 ?endtime.}
   MINUS {?item wdt:P582 ?dissolvedOrAbolished.}
   MINUS {?item p:P31 ?instanceStatement. ?instanceStatement pq:P582 ?endtimeQualifier.}
+  MINUS { ?item wdt:P3999 ?closureDate. }
   OPTIONAL {?item rdfs:label ?en_label . FILTER(LANG(?en_label) = "en")}
   OPTIONAL {?item rdfs:label ?fr_label . FILTER(LANG(?fr_label) = "fr")}
   OPTIONAL {?item rdfs:label ?vn_label . FILTER(LANG(?id_label) = "id")}