diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 312e71ff4..3838f1c9c 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2007-08-31  Benny Malengier <benny.malengier@gramps-project.org> 
-	* src/PlaceUtils.py: request #1199
+	* src/PlaceUtils.py: request #1199: replace unicode symbols with u codes
+
+2007-08-31  Benny Malengier <benny.malengier@gramps-project.org> 
+	* src/PlaceUtils.py: request #1199, unicode symbols for ' and " are not recognized
 
 2007-08-25  Benny Malengier <bm@cage.ugent.be>
 	* src/plugins/rel_de.py  : nomeata, bug #1183
diff --git a/src/PlaceUtils.py b/src/PlaceUtils.py
index d1f724409..c3df45382 100644
--- a/src/PlaceUtils.py
+++ b/src/PlaceUtils.py
@@ -177,8 +177,8 @@ def conv_lat_lon(latitude, longitude, format="D.D4"):
             #allow to input " as ''
             val = val.replace( r"''",r'"')
             #allow some special unicode symbols
-            val = val.replace( u"″",r'"')
-            val = val.replace( u"′",r"'")
+            val = val.replace( u'\u2033',r'"')
+            val = val.replace( u'\u2032',r"'")
             #ignore spaces
             val = val.replace(r'\s*', r'')
             # get the degrees, must be present