diff --git a/.env b/.env
index f14015c..a710902 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@ CLIENT_PORT=8080
 
 SERVICE_LOG_LEVEL=debug
 
-HOST_PBF_PATH=../maps_data/bayern-latest.osm.pbf
+HOST_PBF_PATH=../maps_data/europe-latest.osm.pbf
 HOST_CACHE_DIR=./cache
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index b1a6531..ec56b98 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-version: '3'
-
 services:
   scylla:
     image: scylladb/scylla:latest
diff --git a/frontend/index.html b/frontend/index.html
index 63c1e15..2108788 100644
--- a/frontend/index.html
+++ b/frontend/index.html
@@ -162,11 +162,12 @@
         .label {
             position: absolute;
             transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
-            color: white;
-            text-shadow: 0 0 2px black, 0 0 4px black;
+            color: #333;
+            text-shadow: 0 0 3px white, 0 0 3px white, 0 0 3px white;
             font-family: sans-serif;
             white-space: nowrap;
             pointer-events: none;
+            font-weight: 600;
         }
 
         .label-country {
@@ -174,13 +175,13 @@
             font-weight: bold;
             text-transform: uppercase;
             letter-spacing: 1px;
-            color: #ffdddd;
+            color: #222;
         }
 
         .label-city {
             font-size: 12px;
-            font-weight: normal;
-            color: #ffffff;
+            font-weight: 600;
+            color: #333;
         }
     </style>
 
@@ -201,7 +202,7 @@
     </div>
 
     <script type="module">
-        import init from './wasm.js';
+        import init from './wasm.js?v=fixed_labels_v6';
 
         async function run() {
             try {
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib.rs b/frontend/src/lib.rs
index f35d149..43ad3c3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib.rs
+++ b/frontend/src/lib.rs
@@ -1190,7 +1190,11 @@ pub async fn run() {
                     // Let's stick to passing `&Camera` and let it call `to_uniform`.
                     // But `to_uniform` is a method on `Camera`.
                     // So:
-                    update_labels(&web_sys::window().unwrap(), &cam, &state_guard, config.width as f64, config.height as f64);
+                    // Debug scale factor once (or occasionally)
+                    if state_guard.pending_tiles.is_empty() && state_guard.loaded_tiles.len() > 0 {
+                         // web_sys::console::log_1(&format!("Scale Factor: {}", window.scale_factor()).into());
+                    }
+                    update_labels(&web_sys::window().unwrap(), &cam, &state_guard, config.width as f64, config.height as f64, window.scale_factor());
                 }
                 WindowEvent::CloseRequested => {
                     #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
@@ -1843,12 +1847,21 @@ fn create_road_mesh_pipeline(
     })
 }
 
+struct LabelCandidate {
+    name: String,
+    x: f64,
+    y: f64,
+    priority: i32,
+    is_country: bool,
+}
+
 fn update_labels(
     window: &web_sys::Window,
     camera: &Camera,
     state: &AppState,
     width: f64,
     height: f64,
+    scale_factor: f64,
 ) {
     let document = window.document().unwrap();
     let container = document.get_element_by_id("labels").unwrap();
@@ -1856,12 +1869,12 @@ fn update_labels(
     // Clear existing labels
     container.set_inner_html("");
 
-    let show_countries = true;
-    let show_cities = camera.zoom > 100.0;
-
     let visible_tiles = get_visible_tiles(camera);
-    let uniforms = camera.to_uniform(); // Calculate uniforms
+    let uniforms = camera.to_uniform();
     
+    let mut candidates: Vec<LabelCandidate> = Vec::new();
+    let zoom = camera.zoom;
+
     for tile in visible_tiles {
         if let Some(nodes) = state.nodes.get(&tile) {
             for node in nodes {
@@ -1869,38 +1882,119 @@ fn update_labels(
                 let name = node.tags.get("name").map(|s| s.as_str());
                 
                 if let (Some(place), Some(name)) = (place, name) {
-                    let is_country = place == "country";
-                    let is_city = place == "city" || place == "town";
-                    
-                    if (is_country && show_countries) || (is_city && show_cities) {
-                        let (x, y) = project(node.lat, node.lon);
-                        
-                        // Apply camera transform using uniforms
-                        let cx = x * uniforms.params[0] + uniforms.params[2];
-                        let cy = y * uniforms.params[1] + uniforms.params[3];
-                        
-                        let ndc_x = cx;
-                        let ndc_y = cy;
-                        
-                        if ndc_x < -1.2 || ndc_x > 1.2 || ndc_y < -1.2 || ndc_y > 1.2 { continue; }
-                        
-                        let screen_x = (ndc_x as f64 + 1.0) * 0.5 * width;
-                        let screen_y = (1.0 - ndc_y as f64) * 0.5 * height;
-                        
-                        let div = document.create_element("div").unwrap();
-                        let class_name = if is_country { "label label-country" } else { "label label-city" };
-                        div.set_class_name(class_name);
-                        div.set_text_content(Some(name));
-                        
-                        let div_html: web_sys::HtmlElement = div.dyn_into().unwrap();
-                        let style = div_html.style();
-                        style.set_property("left", &format!("{}px", screen_x)).unwrap();
-                        style.set_property("top", &format!("{}px", screen_y)).unwrap();
-                        
-                        container.append_child(&div_html).unwrap();
+                    // 1. Zoom Level Filtering
+                    let should_show = match place {
+                        "continent" | "country" => true,
+                        "city" => zoom > 20.0, // Show cities earlier
+                        "town" => zoom > 500.0, // Show towns earlier
+                        "village" | "hamlet" => zoom > 2000.0,
+                        "suburb" => zoom > 5000.0,
+                        _ => false,
+                    };
+
+                    if !should_show { continue; }
+
+                    // 2. Priority Calculation
+                    let mut priority = match place {
+                        "continent" => 1000,
+                        "country" => 100,
+                        "city" => 80,
+                        "town" => 60,
+                        "village" => 40,
+                        "hamlet" => 20,
+                        _ => 0,
+                    };
+
+                    // Capital bonus
+                    if let Some(capital) = node.tags.get("capital") {
+                        if capital == "yes" {
+                            priority += 10;
+                        }
                     }
+
+                    // Population bonus (logarithmic)
+                    if let Some(pop_str) = node.tags.get("population") {
+                        if let Ok(pop) = pop_str.parse::<f64>() {
+                            priority += (pop.log10() * 2.0) as i32;
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    // 3. Projection & Screen Coordinates
+                    let (x, y) = project(node.lat, node.lon);
+                    let cx = x * uniforms.params[0] + uniforms.params[2];
+                    let cy = y * uniforms.params[1] + uniforms.params[3];
+                    
+                    // Clip check (NDC)
+                    if cx < -1.2 || cx > 1.2 || cy < -1.2 || cy > 1.2 { continue; }
+
+                    // Direct NDC to CSS Pixel mapping
+                    // This bypasses any confusion about physical vs logical pixels or scale factors.
+                    // We map [-1, 1] directly to [0, client_width].
+                    let client_width = window.inner_width().ok().and_then(|v| v.as_f64()).unwrap_or(width);
+                    let client_height = window.inner_height().ok().and_then(|v| v.as_f64()).unwrap_or(height);
+
+                    let css_x = (cx as f64 + 1.0) * 0.5 * client_width;
+                    let css_y = (1.0 - cy as f64) * 0.5 * client_height;
+
+                    candidates.push(LabelCandidate {
+                        name: name.to_string(),
+                        x: css_x,
+                        y: css_y,
+                        priority,
+                        is_country: place == "country" || place == "continent",
+                    });
                 }
             }
         }
     }
+
+    // 4. Sort by Priority (High to Low)
+    candidates.sort_by(|a, b| b.priority.cmp(&a.priority));
+
+    // 5. Collision Detection & Placement
+    let mut placed_rects: Vec<(f64, f64, f64, f64)> = Vec::new(); // (x, y, w, h)
+    
+    for candidate in candidates {
+        // Estimate dimensions (approximate)
+        // Country labels are usually larger
+        let (est_w, est_h) = if candidate.is_country {
+            (candidate.name.len() as f64 * 12.0 + 20.0, 24.0) 
+        } else {
+            (candidate.name.len() as f64 * 8.0 + 10.0, 16.0)
+        };
+
+        // Centered label
+        let rect_x = candidate.x - est_w / 2.0;
+        let rect_y = candidate.y - est_h / 2.0;
+
+        // Check collision
+        let mut collision = false;
+        for (px, py, pw, ph) in &placed_rects {
+            // Simple AABB intersection with padding
+            let padding = 5.0; // Reduced padding
+            if rect_x < px + pw + padding &&
+               rect_x + est_w + padding > *px &&
+               rect_y < py + ph + padding &&
+               rect_y + est_h + padding > *py {
+                collision = true;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if !collision {
+            placed_rects.push((rect_x, rect_y, est_w, est_h));
+
+            let div = document.create_element("div").unwrap();
+            let class_name = if candidate.is_country { "label label-country" } else { "label label-city" };
+            div.set_class_name(class_name);
+            div.set_text_content(Some(&candidate.name));
+            
+            let div_html: web_sys::HtmlElement = div.dyn_into().unwrap();
+            let style = div_html.style();
+            style.set_property("left", &format!("{}px", candidate.x)).unwrap();
+            style.set_property("top", &format!("{}px", candidate.y)).unwrap();
+            
+            container.append_child(&div_html).unwrap();
+        }
+    }
 }