diff --git a/mods/MAPGEN/mcl_villages/init.lua b/mods/MAPGEN/mcl_villages/init.lua
index 0cb0712b5..6662f6bd1 100644
--- a/mods/MAPGEN/mcl_villages/init.lua
+++ b/mods/MAPGEN/mcl_villages/init.lua
@@ -128,6 +128,10 @@ if minetest.is_creative_enabled("") then
 		-- build ssettlement
 		on_place = function(itemstack, placer, pointed_thing)
 			if not pointed_thing.under then return end
+			if not minetest.check_player_privs(placer, "server") then
+				minetest.chat_send_player(placer:get_player_name(), S("Placement denied. You need the “server” privilege to place villages."))
+				return
+			end
 			local minp = vector.subtract(	pointed_thing.under, half_map_chunk_size)
 		        local maxp = vector.add(	pointed_thing.under, half_map_chunk_size)
 			build_a_settlement(minp, maxp, math.random(0,32767))
diff --git a/mods/MAPGEN/mcl_villages/locale/mcl_villages.de.tr b/mods/MAPGEN/mcl_villages/locale/mcl_villages.de.tr
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6a8f1f681
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mods/MAPGEN/mcl_villages/locale/mcl_villages.de.tr
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# textdomain: mcl_villages
+Chiseled Stone Village Bricks=Dorfziegel aus gemeißeltem Stein
+mcl_villages build tool=mcl_villages Konstruktionswerkzeug
+Placement denied. You need the “server” privilege to place villages.=Platzierung verweigert. Sie benötigen das "server" Privileg, um Dörfer zu platzieren.
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diff --git a/mods/MAPGEN/mcl_villages/locale/mcl_villages.fr.tr b/mods/MAPGEN/mcl_villages/locale/mcl_villages.fr.tr
index b648cd36c..af1d0ab49 100644
--- a/mods/MAPGEN/mcl_villages/locale/mcl_villages.fr.tr
+++ b/mods/MAPGEN/mcl_villages/locale/mcl_villages.fr.tr
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 # textdomain: mcl_villages
 Chiseled Stone Village Bricks=Pierre sculptée du village
-mcl_villages build tool=outil de construction de mcl_villages
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+mcl_villages build tool=outil de construction de mcl_villages
+Placement denied. You need the “server” privilege to place villages.=Placement refusé. Vous devez disposer du privilège "server" pour placer des villages.
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diff --git a/mods/MAPGEN/mcl_villages/locale/mcl_villages.ja.tr b/mods/MAPGEN/mcl_villages/locale/mcl_villages.ja.tr
index 4d0e4794f..6a63a577d 100644
--- a/mods/MAPGEN/mcl_villages/locale/mcl_villages.ja.tr
+++ b/mods/MAPGEN/mcl_villages/locale/mcl_villages.ja.tr
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 # textdomain: mcl_villages
 Chiseled Stone Village Bricks=模様入り石村レンガ
-mcl_villages build tool=mcl_villages 構築ツール
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+mcl_villages build tool=mcl_villages 構築ツール
+Placement denied. You need the “server” privilege to place villages.=配置が拒否されました。村の配置には「server」権限が必要です。
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diff --git a/mods/MAPGEN/mcl_villages/locale/mcl_villages.ru.tr b/mods/MAPGEN/mcl_villages/locale/mcl_villages.ru.tr
index 525e5811b..021bd78f1 100644
--- a/mods/MAPGEN/mcl_villages/locale/mcl_villages.ru.tr
+++ b/mods/MAPGEN/mcl_villages/locale/mcl_villages.ru.tr
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 # textdomain: mcl_villages
 Chiseled Stone Village Bricks=Резные деревенские каменные кирпичи
-mcl_villages build tool=Инструмент постройки деревни
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+mcl_villages build tool=Инструмент постройки деревни
+Placement denied. You need the “server” privilege to place villages.=Размещение запрещено. Для размещения деревень необходима привилегия "server".
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diff --git a/mods/MAPGEN/mcl_villages/locale/template.txt b/mods/MAPGEN/mcl_villages/locale/template.txt
index 464daea9b..c410f4837 100644
--- a/mods/MAPGEN/mcl_villages/locale/template.txt
+++ b/mods/MAPGEN/mcl_villages/locale/template.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 # textdomain: mcl_villages
 Chiseled Stone Village Bricks=
-mcl_villages build tool=
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+mcl_villages build tool=
+Placement denied. You need the “server” privilege to place villages.=
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