Rathaus
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Rathaus is a German word, literally translating as "council house", often rendered as "city hall" or "town hall". However, many specific buildings are referred to as Rathaus, even when spoken about in English. From the word, Rat (council), a German advisory or ruling council (derived from raten, "to advise")
Some important Rathäuser are:
- Rathaus, Vienna
- Rathaus Schöneberg (Berlin)
- Rotes Rathaus (Berlin)
- Neues Rathaus (Hannover)
- Römer (Frankfurt am Main) (Frankfurt)
[edit] Derivatives
Ratusz is the Polish word for City hall. It also serves as metonymy for Burmistrz (Burgomaster, mayor) derived from the German: Bürgermeister.
[edit] See also
[edit] Surnames
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This page or section lists people with the surname Rathaus. If an internal link for a specific person referred you to this page, you may wish to add the given name(s) to that link. |
- Chris Rathaus
- Karol Rathaus, a Polish composer
