Sep 21, 2004 07:52
19 yrs ago
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German term
IanW (X)
Bürgerladen
German to English
Social Sciences
Government / Politics
"Die Gedenkprägungen sind [...]im Deutschen Sport & Olympia Museum, im Bürgerladen der Stadt Köln, bei KölnTourismus und auch im Fanshop des 1.FC Köln erhältlich."
This is from an article about preparations for the World Cup - this sentence refers to commemorative medals which are being issued by each host city.
Can anyone explain to me what a "Bürgerladen" is and perhaps suggest an English translation. Or is the umlaut over the "u" simply misplaced ...
Many thanks
Ian
This is from an article about preparations for the World Cup - this sentence refers to commemorative medals which are being issued by each host city.
Can anyone explain to me what a "Bürgerladen" is and perhaps suggest an English translation. Or is the umlaut over the "u" simply misplaced ...
Many thanks
Ian
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4 hrs
German term (edited):
B�rgerladen
Selected
privately-operated multifunctional shops called 'Bürgerladen'
Got interested in the topic as a part of my town-planning researches. There seems to be no existing translation, but there's an enlightening explanation on page 7 of the study below. HTH.
The whole series of new establishments named there would seem to be a hallmark of the decentralisation of public services in favour of private initiative that is happening in small towns.
The whole series of new establishments named there would seem to be a hallmark of the decentralisation of public services in favour of private initiative that is happening in small towns.
Reference:
http://www.landtag.sachsen.de/SLT_Online/Data/SDB/Arbeitshilfen/Vom_Buergerbuero_zum_Internet.pdf
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Great link - thanks Parrot and everyone else who contributed!"
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Terence Ajbro
Sweden
Sweden
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Sweden
A multilingual Englishman
Native in: English 
Works in: English to German, English to Danish, Danish to English, and 7 more.
German term (edited):
B�rgerladen
burger bars
If this should be Burgerladen.
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or burger restaurants etc.
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or burger restaurants etc.
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Neil Hunter
: not in this conext I'm afraid
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what a difference two small pricks can make!
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Dr. Fred Thomson
: Thank you, Terence, for a great laugh to start my day in Arizona. Just imagine what two large ones could do.
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:-) lol!
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German term (edited):
B�rgerladen
citizen shop
von einer seite uber koln:
Citizen shop Cologne
In the citizen shop of the city there is Cologne cathedral poster, Cologne ties, glasses, clocks and much more besides. Address: Laurenzplatz 4, Tel. 221 24000.
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wenn du \"Bürgerladen Köln\" in einer suche eingibst, findest du viele treffer, die meisten seiten haben auch eine englische ubersetzung
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http://www.google.com/search?q=Bürgerladen Köln&ie=UTF-8&oe=...
Citizen shop Cologne
In the citizen shop of the city there is Cologne cathedral poster, Cologne ties, glasses, clocks and much more besides. Address: Laurenzplatz 4, Tel. 221 24000.
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wenn du \"Bürgerladen Köln\" in einer suche eingibst, findest du viele treffer, die meisten seiten haben auch eine englische ubersetzung
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http://www.google.com/search?q=Bürgerladen Köln&ie=UTF-8&oe=...
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Klaus Herrmann
Germany
Germany
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Germany
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Works in: English to German, German
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German term (edited):
B�rgerladen
Cologne Info and Paraphernalia Office (COLPO)
There's also citizen's shop (translated sites only) and citizen's office (a few native hits), but nothing convincing. I don't like citizen shop because it sounds pretty much like Writeaway's suggestion. (How come it's not there anymore, btw?)
My feable attempt avoids the term citizen and describes the Bürgerladen's activities. How about calling the Bürgeladen or Cologne Tourism Office - they should know?
My feable attempt avoids the term citizen and describes the Bürgerladen's activities. How about calling the Bürgeladen or Cologne Tourism Office - they should know?
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German term (edited):
B�rgerladen
City tourist shop
specialised in Köln memorabilia? Burger because it may be of special interest to the locals.. I'd keep the German and use some sort of English explanation since it's such a hard (impossible??) to translate term.
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German term (edited):
B�rgerladen
Bürgerladen
I wouldn't translate it.
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