Gasthaus
A Gasthaus (also called ''Gasthof'', ''Landhaus'', or ''Pension'') is a German-style inn or tavern with a bar, a restaurant, banquet facilities and hotel rooms for rent.
Gasthäuser are typically found in smaller towns and are often family-own ...
'' or ''Schänke''), which was often the seat of the
mayor
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and the place of jurisdiction of the village court (''Gerichtskretscham''). Most of the time the ''
lokator
The ''lokator'' (lat. ''locator'': landlord, land allocator, from Latin to allocate, rent, establish, settle or locate; also ''magister incolarum''; in Mecklenburg and Pomerania also or , similar to the ''Reutemeister'' in South Germany) was a ...
s'' were given this right.
Etymology and names
The word ''Kretscham'' is German and borrowed from the (reconstructed) Old Sorbian word ''krč’ma'' "tavern", "pub" (cf. Sorbian ''korčma'', , ,
Romanian
Romanian may refer to:
*anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania
**Romanians, an ethnic group
**Romanian language, a Romance language
***Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language
**Romanian cuisine, traditional ...
''cârciumă'', Late-
Middle High German
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The term ''Kretscham'' for a village pub is still common in
Upper Lusatia
Upper Lusatia (, ; , ; ; or ''Milsko''; ) is a historical region in Germany and Poland. Along with Lower Lusatia to the north, it makes up the region of Lusatia, named after the Polabian Slavs, Slavic ''Lusici'' tribe. Both parts of Lusatia a ...
today and was also very common in the Prussian
Province of Silesia
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Peiskretscham
Pyskowice () is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. Outer city of the Metropolis GZM – metropolis with a population of 2 million. Located in the Silesian Highlands.
It is situated in the Silesian Voivodeship since its formatio ...
abandoned village
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near
Domašín
Domašín () is a municipality and village in Chomutov District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.
Domašín lies approximately west of Chomutov, west of Ústí nad Labem, and north-west of Pragu ...
.
References
Literature
* ''Kretscham''. In: Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm (eds.): ''